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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Complacent \Com*pla"cent\, adjective [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See {Please} and cf. {Complaisant}.] Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile.
They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to kings. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
complacent
adjective: contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" [syn: {self-satisfied}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "complacent": bovine, consequential, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic, overproud, overweening, self-admiring, self-approving, self-assuming, self-complacent, self-congratulating, self-congratulatory, self-content, self-contented, self-delighting, self-endeared, self-esteeming, self-gratulating, self-gratulatory, self-important, self-loving, self-respecting, self-satisfied, self-sufficient, smug, vain, vainglorious
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