complacent

[ kuhm-pley-suhnt ]
/ kəmˈpleɪ sənt /

adjective

pleased, especially 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.
pleasant; complaisant.

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Origin of complacent

1650–60; < Latin complacent- (stem of complacēns, present participle of complacēre to take the fancy of, please, equivalent to com- com- + placēre to please

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH complacent

complacent complaisant compliant

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British Dictionary definitions for complacent

complacent
/ (kəmˈpleɪsənt) /

adjective

pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
an obsolete word for complaisant

Derived forms of complacent

complacently, adverb

Word Origin for complacent

C17: from Latin complacēns very pleasing, from complacēre to be most agreeable to, from com- (intensive) + placēre to please