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self-satisfied

[ self-sat-is-fahyd, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪd, ˌsɛlf- /

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adjective

feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself.

Origin of self-satisfied

First recorded in 1725–35

SYNONYMS FOR self-satisfied

complacent, smug, vain, puffed-up.

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Words nearby self-satisfied

self-righting, self-rising, self-rule, self-sacrifice, self-satisfaction, self-satisfied, self-satisfying, self-sealing, self-seeker, self-seeking, self-selection

Example sentences from the Web for self-satisfied

Urban economists, particularly those on the self-satisfied coasts, tend to envision utter hopelessness for the region.

The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead |Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then they stood in front of the chalkboard, smug and self-satisfied.

Iceland Is Beautiful. And Sooo Weird. |Kevin Fallon |April 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Little will actually be solved other than a generation exhaling with self-satisfied relief.

Ebola's Back: What You Need to Know |Kent Sepkowitz |March 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“I guess I felt it to be stodgy, self-satisfied, maybe a little dull,” he confesses.

The Story of How Two of America’s Greatest Anthems Were Made |Ron Hogan |November 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

So, what are self-satisfied European leaders and the forgiving bond markets overlooking?

Wake Up, Europe! Complacency at Davos |Daniel Gross |January 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He had hated the smug, self-satisfied merchants of Grand Avenue.

The Mucker |Edgar Rice Burroughs
Are you a self-satisfied rich man who wants to enjoy our wretchedness, to get rid of his tedium, and to torment us still more?

What To Do? |Count Lyof N. Tolstoi
He had dreamed all his life, in a sentimental, self-satisfied fashion, of this return to Winby.

A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches |Sarah Orne Jewett
His voice now sounded full and vibrant with self-satisfied energy.

The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann
Reference to snobbery brought up a vision of Marian Seaton's arrogant, self-satisfied features.

Jane Allen: Right Guard |Edith Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for self-satisfied

self-satisfied

adjective

having or showing a complacent satisfaction with oneself, one's own actions, behaviour, etc

Derived forms of self-satisfied

self-satisfaction, noun