English-Thai Dictionary

complacent

ADJ ที่ พึงพอใจ  satisfied contented ti-pueng-por-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPLACENT

a.Civil; complaisant. They look up with a sort of complacent awe to kings.

 

COMPLACENTIAL

a.Marked by complacence; accommodating.

 

COMPLACENTLY

adv. Softly; in a complacent manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPLACENT

Com *pla "cent, a. Etym: [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See Please and cf. Complaisant. ]

 

Defn: Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile. They look up with a sort of complacent awe. .. to kings. Burke.

 

COMPLACENTIAL

COMPLACENTIAL Com `pla *cen "tial, a.

 

Defn: Marked by, or causing, complacence. [Obs. ] "Complacential love. " Baxter.

 

COMPLACENTLY

COMPLACENTLY Com *pla "cent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a complacent manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

complacent

com pla cent |kəmˈplāsənt kəmˈpleɪsnt | ▶adjective showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: you can't afford to be complacent about security. DERIVATIVES com pla cent ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pleasant ’): from Latin complacent- ‘pleasing, ’ from the verb complacere. usage: Complacent and complaisant are two words that are similar in pronunciation and that both come from the Latin verb complacere ‘to please, ’ but in English do not mean the same thing. Complacent is the more common word and means ‘smug and self-satisfied ’: after four consecutive championships, the team became complacent. Complaisant, on the other hand, means ‘willing to please ’: the local people proved complaisant and cordial .

 

Oxford Dictionary

complacent

complacent |kəmˈpleɪs (ə )nt | ▶adjective showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: you can't afford to be complacent about security. DERIVATIVES complacently adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘pleasant ’): from Latin complacent- ‘pleasing ’, from the verb complacere. usage: Complacent and complaisant are two words which are similar in pronunciation and which both come from the Latin verb complacere ‘to please ’, but in English they do not mean the same thing. Complacent is far commoner and means ‘smug and self-satisfied ’. Complaisant, on the other hand, means ‘willing to please ’, as in the local people proved complaisant and cordial.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

complacent

complacent adjective in this competitive field we can't afford to be complacent: smug, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, self-regarding, conceited; gloating, triumphant, proud; pleased, satisfied, content, contented.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

complacent

complacent adjective no one in industry can afford to stand still and be complacent: smug, self-satisfied, pleased with oneself, proud of oneself, self-approving, self-congratulatory, self-admiring, self-regarding; gloating, triumphant, proud; pleased, gratified, satisfied, content, contented; careless, slack, lax, lazy; informal like the cat that got the cream, I'm-all-right-Jack; N. Amer. informal wisenheimer; N. Amer. vulgar slang shit-eating. ANTONYMS dissatisfied; humble. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS complacent or complaisant? See complaisant . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

complacent

com pla cent /kəmpléɪs (ə )nt /形容詞 ｟通例けなして ｠自己満足の, 独り善がりの ; «…に » 満足している «about » ; のんきな ▸ a complacent smile 満足そうな微笑 ～ly 副詞 (ひとり )満足して, のんきに .