complacent
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complacent
- /kəmˈpleɪsənt/
Sounds like complaisant
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
adjective more complacent · most complacent
- Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug. He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
- Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem. He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.
Similar: smug, self-satisfied, placid
