self-complacent

[self-kuhm-pley-suhnt, self-]

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-complacent¹

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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All the self-complacent chatter about self-annihilation during the Buddhist upheaval some decades ago has been translated into a veritable annihilation.

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"Seems likely to me that they may have gone west,—away out through Sagersgrove and beyond," observed young Mr. Perth, after a minute or two, a self-complacent twinkle in his eye.

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