Complacent
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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