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

Example Sentences

How he distrusted and feared this smug, self-complacent young man!

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Thus it came to pass that many of these had entered the kingdom, while the self-complacent Pharisee still remained without.

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We are not so self-complacent as to rest satisfied with our improvement either as regards our minds or our circumstances.

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Even my uncle was momentarily embarrassed, I think, by that invincibly self-complacent expression.

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That young Polynesian chief had in him the secret to regenerate a world which has only a self-complacent smile for his faith.

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