Dictionary Definition
complacency n : the feeling you have when you are
satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely
disgusting" [syn: complacence, self-complacency,
self-satisfaction]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- A feeling of
contented self-satisfaction,
especially when unaware
of upcoming trouble.
- "''There 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 the porch Daisy seized upon the momentary interruption and leaned toward me.''" --F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1
- An instance of self-satisfaction
Translations
feeling
- Finnish: mielihyvä, tyytyväisyys