complacencyn.

/kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

Etymology: formed as complacence n., with the later form of the suffix, -ency suffix.

1. The fact or state of being pleased with a thing or person; tranquil pleasure or satisfaction in something or some one.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun]

queemnesseOE

queemc1175

suffisancec1374

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

resting?a1475

satisfaction1477

happinessa1500

thankfulness1500

contention1516

contentationa1533

contenting1541

satisfiedness1571

content1578

contentedness1581

appeasement1586

contentment1597

heart's content1600

acquiescence1612

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

complacency1643

acquiescency1646

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 16 This note of mutuall complacency forbids all offer of seducement.

1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith vi. 46 He loveth such as have it..with the love of Complacencie and Acceptation.

1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. xviii. 146 God can take no real Complacency in any but those that are like Him.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 30 Although he regards the enemies of pleasure with complacency.

a. spec. The fact or state of being pleased with oneself; tranquil pleasure or satisfaction in one's own condition or doings; self-satisfaction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

Podsnappery1864

smugness1883

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

plume1910

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis ii. 58 The vanity, pompe, and idle complacency of such women.

1781 W. Cowper Truth 419 So sings he, charmed with his own mind and form..Complacency has breathed a gentle gale O'er all his thoughts.

1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 29 A certain complacency may attach to the exhibition of them.

b. with plural (rare.)

ΚΠ

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm vii. 174 The complacencies of a selfish and vainglorious philanthropy.

†3. Pleasure, delight, enjoyment. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun]

lustc888

lustfulnessa900

queemnesseOE

mirtheOE

estec1000

winOE

queemc1175

sweetness?c1225

solace1297

dutea1300

lustinga1300

joyingc1300

jollityc1330

lustiheadc1369

lustinessc1374

sweet1377

voluptyc1380

well-pleasinga1382

pleasancec1385

pleasurea1393

volupta1398

easementc1400

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

pleasec1475

satisfaction1477

likancea1500

oblectation1508

beauty1523

aggradation1533

pleasurancec1540

joc1560

likement1577

contentment1587

beloving1589

gratification1598

savouriness1599

entertain1601

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

pleasingness1649

complacency1652

adlubescence1656

enjoyment1665

volupe1669

musica1674

pleasantry1740

barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. A2^v Earthly Complacencies, and exteriour Gaities.

a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Wks. I. 114 Joys and transportations, spiritual comforts, and complacencies.

1800 T. Cogan Philos. Treat. Passions i. ii. 68 In strict propriety of language, Complacency is appropriate to that species of good, which originates from some mental or moral excellence.

1870 R. W. Emerson Success in Wks. (1906) III. 125 But also in complacencies..The man of sensibility counts it a delight only to hear a child's voice.

†4. Contented acquiescence or consent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > [noun]

willOE

acquiescence1615

acquiescency1646

complacency1652

acquiescement1721

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > complacent or deferential

compliance1649

complacency1652

unthink1958

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 178 Doth not the one thus act with more reluctancy, and the other with more complacency?

1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (1665) 407 A perfect complacency and acquiescence in all the present allotments of Divine Providence.

1709 H. Sacheverell Communic. of Sin 12 A..Complacency in Other's Sin Appropriates it to Us.

a. Disposition or wish to please, or comply with the wishes of, others; complaisance. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance

humouring1602

complacence1626

obligingness1638

complying1639

compliance1641

complacency1651

complaisance1651

accommodableness1663

obligation1664

complaisancy1710

prevenience1751

compliancy1765

prevenancy1768

prevenance1823

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy

correspondence1530

suppleness?1570

pliantness1578

appliableness1587

correspondency1587

flexibleness1623

complacence1626

complacency1651

complaisance1651

pliancy1663

compliance1667

compliableness1684

flexibility1703

complaisancy1710

compliancy1765

pliability1768

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 39 The complement which a Gentleman put upon a Lady, having five or six comly Daughters, who sayed, by way of complacency, that he never saw such a dainty Cupboard of Cristall Glasses in all his life.

1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 18 'Tis civil to applaud sometimes, through an innocent complacency to what they say.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxi. 247 A severe Inquisition Court [at Goa] which aws both Clergy and Laity to such a Complacency, that I question if there is such a Pack of..Hypocrites in the World.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. v. 462 The king was supported only by the complacency of a few courtiers.

b. (plural) Instances or acts of complaisance. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun]

gentilessea1413

courtesya1475

humanitya1533

urbanities1630

courtship1631

civility1645

gallantry1673

complaisance1710

politeness1720

complacency1749

attention1752

customary1756

sensibility1795

personality1811

amenity1826

suavities1852

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. iii. 269 A Variety of Applauses and Complacencies.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion v. 218 The round Of smooth and solemnized complacencies .

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	complacency
释义	complacencyn. /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/ Etymology: formed as complacence n., with the later form of the suffix, -ency suffix. 1. The fact or state of being pleased with a thing or person; tranquil pleasure or satisfaction in something or some one. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] queemnesseOE queemc1175 suffisancec1374 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 resting?a1475 satisfaction1477 happinessa1500 thankfulness1500 contention1516 contentationa1533 contenting1541 satisfiedness1571 content1578 contentedness1581 appeasement1586 contentment1597 heart's content1600 acquiescence1612 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 complacency1643 acquiescency1646 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 16 This note of mutuall complacency forbids all offer of seducement. 1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith vi. 46 He loveth such as have it..with the love of Complacencie and Acceptation. 1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. xviii. 146 God can take no real Complacency in any but those that are like Him. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 30 Although he regards the enemies of pleasure with complacency. 2. a. spec. The fact or state of being pleased with oneself; tranquil pleasure or satisfaction in one's own condition or doings; self-satisfaction. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 Podsnappery1864 smugness1883 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 plume1910 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis ii. 58 The vanity, pompe, and idle complacency of such women. 1781 W. Cowper Truth 419 So sings he, charmed with his own mind and form..Complacency has breathed a gentle gale O'er all his thoughts. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 29 A certain complacency may attach to the exhibition of them. b. with plural (rare.) ΚΠ 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm vii. 174 The complacencies of a selfish and vainglorious philanthropy. †3. Pleasure, delight, enjoyment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun] lustc888 lustfulnessa900 queemnesseOE mirtheOE estec1000 winOE queemc1175 sweetness?c1225 solace1297 dutea1300 lustinga1300 joyingc1300 jollityc1330 lustiheadc1369 lustinessc1374 sweet1377 voluptyc1380 well-pleasinga1382 pleasancec1385 pleasurea1393 volupta1398 easementc1400 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 pleasec1475 satisfaction1477 likancea1500 oblectation1508 beauty1523 aggradation1533 pleasurancec1540 joc1560 likement1577 contentment1587 beloving1589 gratification1598 savouriness1599 entertain1601 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 pleasingness1649 complacency1652 adlubescence1656 enjoyment1665 volupe1669 musica1674 pleasantry1740 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. A2^v Earthly Complacencies, and exteriour Gaities. a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Wks. I. 114 Joys and transportations, spiritual comforts, and complacencies. 1800 T. Cogan Philos. Treat. Passions i. ii. 68 In strict propriety of language, Complacency is appropriate to that species of good, which originates from some mental or moral excellence. 1870 R. W. Emerson Success in Wks. (1906) III. 125 But also in complacencies..The man of sensibility counts it a delight only to hear a child's voice. †4. Contented acquiescence or consent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > [noun] willOE acquiescence1615 acquiescency1646 complacency1652 acquiescement1721 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > complacent or deferential compliance1649 complacency1652 unthink1958 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 178 Doth not the one thus act with more reluctancy, and the other with more complacency? 1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (1665) 407 A perfect complacency and acquiescence in all the present allotments of Divine Providence. 1709 H. Sacheverell Communic. of Sin 12 A..Complacency in Other's Sin Appropriates it to Us. 5. a. Disposition or wish to please, or comply with the wishes of, others; complaisance. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance humouring1602 complacence1626 obligingness1638 complying1639 compliance1641 complacency1651 complaisance1651 accommodableness1663 obligation1664 complaisancy1710 prevenience1751 compliancy1765 prevenancy1768 prevenance1823 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy correspondence1530 suppleness?1570 pliantness1578 appliableness1587 correspondency1587 flexibleness1623 complacence1626 complacency1651 complaisance1651 pliancy1663 compliance1667 compliableness1684 flexibility1703 complaisancy1710 compliancy1765 pliability1768 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 39 The complement which a Gentleman put upon a Lady, having five or six comly Daughters, who sayed, by way of complacency, that he never saw such a dainty Cupboard of Cristall Glasses in all his life. 1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 18 'Tis civil to applaud sometimes, through an innocent complacency to what they say. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxi. 247 A severe Inquisition Court [at Goa] which aws both Clergy and Laity to such a Complacency, that I question if there is such a Pack of..Hypocrites in the World. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. v. 462 The king was supported only by the complacency of a few courtiers. b. (plural) Instances or acts of complaisance. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] gentilessea1413 courtesya1475 humanitya1533 urbanities1630 courtship1631 civility1645 gallantry1673 complaisance1710 politeness1720 complacency1749 attention1752 customary1756 sensibility1795 personality1811 amenity1826 suavities1852 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. iii. 269 A Variety of Applauses and Complacencies. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion v. 218 The round Of smooth and solemnized complacencies . View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1643
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