complacency
[ kuh m-pley-suh n-see ]
/ kəmˈpleɪ sən si /
noun, plural com·pla·cen·cies.
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
Archaic.
- friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance.
- a civil act.
Also
com·pla·cence
[kuh m-pley-suh ns] /kəmˈpleɪ səns/.
Origin of complacency
OTHER WORDS FROM complacency
non·com·pla·cence, noun non·com·pla·cen·cy, noun, plural non·com·pla·cen·cies. o·ver·com·pla·cence, noun o·ver·com·pla·cen·cy, nounWords nearby complacency
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British Dictionary definitions for complacency
complacency
complacence
/ (kəmˈpleɪsənsɪ) /
noun plural -cencies or -cences
a feeling of satisfaction, esp extreme self-satisfaction; smugness
an obsolete word for complaisance