complacency

Noun

Meaning

Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification.

The cause of pleasure or joy.

The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

self-satisfaction complacence self-complacency serenity content ease pleasure pride happiness comfort pleased satisfaction joy delight enjoyment
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Antonyms

blue aggravation care concern trouble anxiety
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Hypernyms

satisfaction

Hyponyms

smugness

Related terms

complacent

Examples

Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive. Andy Grove

It was the slave's continuing desire for recognition that was the motor which propelled history forward, not the idle complacency and unchanging self-identity of the master. Francis Fukuyama

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency. Franz Kafka

Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency. Lennox Lewis

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed our eyes to the public corruption of our democracy. Wynton Marsalis

The age which we live in is not suited to idle complacency or to pleasant dreams of past greatness. Vincent Massey

Close letter words and terms

Compitalia compl. complacence complacent complacential complacentially