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complacent (adjective), more complacent, most complacent
1. Contented with oneself to a fault; that is, self-satisfied and unconcerned: Ever since Cain received his raise, he has been the most complacent person in the office and he doesn't do as much work as he did before.
2. Self-satisfied and unaware of possible dangers: Too many people were complacent when there was a strong economy, but that attitude has changed now that the economy has gone in the other direction.
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2. Self-satisfied and unaware of possible dangers: Too many people were complacent when there was a strong economy, but that attitude has changed now that the economy has gone in the other direction.
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com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-
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plac-, placi-, -plais
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complacent, complaisant
complacent (kuhm PLAY suhnt) (adjective)
Self-satisfied and unconcerned: The expression on Doug's face was complacent, reflecting his lack of concern for the situation.
complaisant (kuh PLAY suhnt, kum PLAY zuhnt) (adjective)
Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging: The butler, as represented in the movies, was always complaisant, speaking cheerfully to the guests.
Josefina, the complaisant neighbor, had a complacent look on her face when she described the renovations of her house.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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