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com·pla·cent    Audio Help   [kuhm-pley-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
2.pleasant; complaisant.
[Origin: 1650–60; < L complacent- (s. of complacéns, prp. of complacére to take the fancy of, please, equiv. to com- com- + placére to please]

—Related forms
com·pla·cent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. smug, unbothered, untroubled.
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Main Entry:  complacent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  calm, comfortable, confident, egotistic, satisfied, self-assured, self-satisfied, serene, smug, contented
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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