self-content

[ self-kuh n-tent, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf kənˈtɛnt, ˌsɛlf- /

satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.

content with oneself; self-satisfied.

Also self-con·tent·ment (for def 1).

Origin of self-content

First recorded in 1645–55

self-con·tent·ed·ly, adverb self-con·tent·ed·ness, noun

"In a quiet way," replied she, with a smile of self-content, so lovely as a smile that no one would have minded its frank egotism.

The Grain Of Dust |David Graham Phillips
In his own selfish way he loved his father, and he shared in his pride and self-content.

The Cathedral |Sir Hugh Walpole
These mixed feelings ruffled the bright surface of her self-content, inflated as it was by her increasing social success.

A Crooked Path |Mrs. Alexander
She paused and bridled as she surveyed the attentive company, her manner full of self-content.

Making People Happy |Thompson Buchanan

From some cause the machinery of his self-content had possibly got out of gear; anyhow no answer came ready.

There and Back |George MacDonald