self-complacent

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

adjective

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

Other Words From

• self-com·placence self-com·placen·cy noun
• self-com·placent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-complacent¹

First recorded in 1755–65