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complacently

com·pla·cent
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pley-suh nt]
    • /kəmˈpleɪ sənt/
    • /kəmˈplei.sənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pley-suh nt]
    • /kəmˈpleɪ sənt/

Definitions of complacently word

  • adjective complacently pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government. 1
  • adjective complacently pleasant; complaisant. 1
  • noun complacently In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled. 1
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Origin of complacently

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin complacent- (stem of complacēns, present participle of complacēre to take the fancy of, please, equivalent to com- com- + placēre to please

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Parts of speech for Complacently

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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complacently popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for complacently

adverb complacently

  • contentedly — satisfied; content.
  • smugly — contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
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