complacency
Collocations
5ADJ.
acute, ordinary, taxable
VERB + COMPLACENCY
battle, become, lead, made
COMPLACENCY + NOUN
flamboyance
PREP.
than, with, with
ADV.
then
Definitions
noun
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves.
[…] looking at Mr. George Osborne's pale interesting countenance, and those beautiful black, curling, shining whiskers, which the young gentleman himself regarded with no ordinary complacency, she thought in her little heart that in His Majesty's army, or in the wide world, there never was such a face or such a hero.
An instance of self-satisfaction.
Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
- complacence
- self-complacency
- self-satisfaction
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves.
Wiktionary[…] looking at Mr. George Osborne's pale interesting countenance, and those beautiful black, curling, shining whiskers, which the young gentleman himself regarded with no ordinary complacency, she tho
WiktionaryThere was something pathetic in his concentration as if his complacency, more acute than of old, was not enough to him any more. When, almost immediately, the telephone rang inside and the butler left
WiktionaryHis complacency won't make him many friends.
Tatoeba · #1402718All economic problems would be solved, if they made complacency taxable.
Tatoeba · #2932644If indifference is the kiss of death for a relationship, then complacency is the kiss of death for a business.
Tatoeba · #4587367