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- Dictionarycomplacent/kəmˈpleɪsnt/
adjective
- 1. showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: "you can't afford to be complacent about security"
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COMPLACENT definition: 1. feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMPLACENT is marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies : marked by complacency : self-satisfied. How to use complacent in a sentence.
A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
COMPLACENT meaning: 1. feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try…. Learn more.
adjective. /kəmˈpleɪsnt/ (usually disapproving) too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency. a dangerously complacent attitude to the increase in unemployment. complacent about somebody/something We must not become complacent about progress. Extra Examples.
Someone who is complacent has become overly content — the junk-food-eating couch potato might be feeling complacent about his health. The literal meaning of this word's Latin root is "very pleased," but even though complacent people may seem pleased with themselves, we are rarely pleased with them.
A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous. [disapproval] [...] More. Synonyms of 'complacent' • smug, self-satisfied, pleased with yourself, resting on your laurels [...] More. Collocations with the word 'complacent'
: satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them. The strong economy has made people complacent. We have grown too complacent over the years. a complacent [= self-satisfied] smirk. We can't afford to be complacent about illiteracy. — complacently. adverb. COMPLACENT meaning: satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them
a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder: We’re finally making a profit, but there is no reason for complacency. complacent. adjective us / kəmˈplei·sənt / esp. disapproving. a complacent attitude.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective complacent mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective complacent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
