self-complacent

American  

[self-kuhm-pley-suhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf kəmˈpleɪ sənt, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

1. pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.

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Other Word Forms

• self-complacence noun
• self-complacency noun
• self-complacently adverb

Etymology

Origin of self-complacent

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

When we take all these facts into consideration it certainly is high time that we arouse from our self-complacent attitude and consider the whole question of immigration most earnestly.

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And what a lively effigy—short, stout, hardy, and self-complacent, perfectly satisfied, and perhaps even proud, of his profession, and content to be exhibited with all its insignia about him!

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Far wiser than their rivals, the French never ruffled the self-complacent dignity of their guests, never insulted their religious notions, nor ridiculed their ancient customs.

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In the book there are several persons: the disgraced student Yourii, who is self-complacent to the point of morbidity; his lovely sister, and her betrothed.

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These remarks, accompanied by a very self-complacent grin, proceeded from a young gentleman whose half-recumbent position in the tonneau was possibly more comfortable than dignified.

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