complacent

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ Homophone: complaisant === Adjective === complacent (comparative more complacent, superlative most complacent) Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug. Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem. ==== Usage notes ==== Complacent should not be confused with its homophone, complaisant. ==== Synonyms ==== smug self-satisfied placid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== complacence complacency ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “complacent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “complacent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === complacent third-person plural present active indicative of complaceō