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complacencies

com·pla·cen·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pley-suh n-see]
    • /kəmˈpleɪ sən si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pley-suh n-see]
    • /kəmˈpleɪ sən si/

Definitions of complacencies word

  • noun plural complacencies a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc. 1
  • noun plural complacencies Archaic. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act. 1
  • noun complacencies plural of complacency. 0
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Origin of complacencies

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word complacentia, dating back to 1635-45. See complacent, -cy

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Parts of speech for Complacencies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Complacencies

complacencies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

complacencies usage trend in Literature

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