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Synonyms for complacency


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh m-pley-suh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpleɪ sən si



Définition of complacency

Origin :
  • 1640s, from same source as complacence but with the later form of the suffix (see -cy).
  • noun contentment
Example sentences :
  • "It's a shame," she said, with a marked effort to subdue her own complacency.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • He might well think with some complacency of the influence he had exerted on the world.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • Even as it was, I felt a slight degree of complacency at the circumstance.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • Calmer thoughts succeeded this little flicker of complacency.
  • Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
  • Mr. Burton Henderson accepted his wife's amendment with complacency.
  • Extract from : « The Lovely Lady » by Mary Austin
  • "It did not require much cleverness for that," he said, with some complacency.
  • Extract from : « A Girl of the Commune » by George Alfred Henty
  • All peace of mind, all complacency in himself is fled forever.
  • Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
  • Mrs. Everard did not regard the change in Anne with complacency.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
  • The arts have declined, but our complacency over their decline has ceased.
  • Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
  • I have learnt that a measure of self-pride, of complacency, is essential to every human being.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford

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