complacent
Adjective Satellite
- contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
- "he had become complacent after years of success"
Adj
- Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
- Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.
Examples
- He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
- He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 18
complacent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcomplacent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
complacent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 24
complacent: valid Words With Friends Word