self-complacent

[ self-kuh m-pley-suh nt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf kəmˈpleɪ sənt, ˌsɛlf- /

pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.

Origin of self-complacent

First recorded in 1755–65

self-com·pla·cence, self-com·pla·cen·cy, noun self-com·pla·cent·ly, adverb

There were attempts to show that British self-complacency was not altogether justified.

Britain at Bay |Spenser Wilkinson
Vanity is a feeling of self-complacency based on external advantages.

The Moral Instruction of Children |Felix Adler
Even Mittie's self-complacency could not veil from her his changed face, his blank disappointment.

The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 |Various
What shook my equanimity and violently freed me of my self-complacency?

The Wasted Generation |Owen Johnson

There was no self-complacency in Justine's eagerness to help.

The Fruit of the Tree |Edith Wharton