complacent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: complacent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for complacent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
complacent adj contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self- satisfied dignity" Synonym(s): complacent, self-satisfied, self-complacent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Complacent \Compla"cent\, a. [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.