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uncomplacent

com·pla·cent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pley-suh nt]
    • /kəmˈpleɪ sənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pley-suh nt]
    • /kəmˈpleɪ sənt/

Definitions of uncomplacent word

  • adjective uncomplacent 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 uncomplacent pleasant; complaisant. 1
  • adjective uncomplacent not complacent or self-satisfied 0
  • adjective uncomplacent not eager to please or obliging 0
  • adjective uncomplacent Not complacent. 0
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Origin of uncomplacent

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 Uncomplacent

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

uncomplacent 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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