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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Complacent \Com*pla"cent\, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p.
     pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F.
     complaisant. See Please and cf. Complaisant.]
     Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a
     complacent smile.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to
           kings.                                   --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Complacent \Com*pla"cent\, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p.
     pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F.
     complaisant. See Please and cf. Complaisant.]
     Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a
     complacent smile.
  
           They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to
           kings.                                   --Burke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  complacent
       adj : contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years
             of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" [syn: self-satisfied]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αυτάρεσκος
     2 εφησυχασμένος, που παραμένει απαθής απέναντι σε ένα προφανές
  πρόβλημα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la complaceō  3 p pres actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     a.
     1 (senseid en smug) Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's
  achievements; smug.
     2 (senseid en unduly unworried) Unduly (l en unconcerned unworried)
  or (l en apathetic) with regard to an apparent need or problem.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la complaceō  3 p pres actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la complaceō  3 p pres actv indc)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     Englanti a.
     itsetyytyväinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  complacent
     Engelska a.
     självbelåten

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  راضي

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/ 
  samolibý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/ 
  uspokojený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  selbstzufrieden, selbstgefällig  [psych.]
     Synonyms: pleased with yourself, self-satisfied, self-complacent, self-congratulatory, self-approving, smug

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]


  complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  
  αυτάρεσκος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  complacent //kəmˈpleɪsənt// 
  itsetyytyväinen, omahyväinen
  uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  spokojan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  complacent /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  1. szolgálatkész
  2. öntelt
  3. engedékeny
  4. udvarias
  5. elôzékeny
  6. szívélyes
  7. nyájas
  8. önelégült

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  complacent //kəmˈpleɪsənt// 
  独り善がり
  uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]


  complacent /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ 
    zadowolony z siebie (about - co do)

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  complacent //kəmˈpleɪsənt// 
  självgod, egenkär, självbelåten
  uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/kəmˈpɫeɪsənt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]


  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "complacent":
     bovine, consequential, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic,
     narcistic, overproud, overweening, self-admiring, self-approving,
     self-assuming, self-complacent, self-congratulating,
     self-congratulatory, self-content, self-contented, self-delighting,
     self-endeared, self-esteeming, self-gratulating, self-gratulatory,
     self-important, self-loving, self-respecting, self-satisfied,
     self-sufficient, smug, vain, vainglorious

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]


  a. 满足的,自满的,得意的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     a. 满足的,自满的,得意的

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