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- Dictionarysmugness/ˈsmʌɡnəs/
noun
- 1. excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements: "the smugness of a man basking too long in critical ardour"
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SMUGNESS definition: 1. the quality of being smug (= too pleased or satisfied about something): 2. the quality of being…. Learn more.
1. : highly self-satisfied. 2. : trim or smart in dress : spruce. 3. : scrupulously clean, neat, or correct : tidy. smugly adverb. smugness noun. Synonyms. assured. biggety [ Southern & Midland] biggity. bigheaded. complacent. conceited. consequential. egoistical. egotistical. important. overweening. pompous.
Synonyms for SMUGNESS: vanity, ego, pridefulness, pride, arrogance, complacency, self-satisfaction, pomposity; Antonyms of SMUGNESS: humility, modesty, diffidence, humbleness, altruism, timidity, self-doubt, unselfishness.
4 days ago · an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction.
SMUG definition: 1. too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know: 2. too…. Learn more.
Definition of smugness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define smugness. smugness synonyms, smugness pronunciation, smugness translation, English dictionary definition of smugness. adj. smug·ger , smug·gest Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent: a smug...
Smug definition: contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.. See examples of SMUG used in a sentence.
You can usually recognize someone who is pleased with himself by his smug little smile and self-righteous remarks. Smug is the opposite of modest and unsure. In cartoons, the smug character often walks around with his chest puffed out and his ego leading the way.
If you say that someone is smug, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are. [disapproval] Thomas and his wife looked at each other in smug satisfaction. Synonyms: self-satisfied, superior, complacent, conceited More Synonyms of smug.
