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单词 self-complacent
释义

self-complacency

noun

self-com·​pla·​cen·​cy ˌself-kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)-sē How to pronounce self-complacency (audio)
: complacent satisfaction with oneself or one's position or achievements : complacency, self-satisfaction
"… It's rather a strong check to one's self-complacency to find how much of one's right doing depends on not being in want of money. …" George Eliot
self-complacent
ˌself-kəm-ˈplā-sᵊnt How to pronounce self-complacency (audio)
adjective
a smug, self-complacent manner

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

self-complacent

adjective

as in conceited

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • conceited
  • complacent
  • arrogant
  • egotistic
  • bumptious
  • smug
  • egoistic
  • self-conceited
  • pompous
  • vainglorious
  • self-satisfied
  • vain
  • supercilious
  • egomaniacal
  • haughty
  • impudent
  • prideful
  • uppity
  • snobbish
  • overweening
  • self-asserting
  • overfamiliar
  • disdainful
  • egoistical
  • self-assertive
  • overbold
  • egotistical
  • presumptuous
  • immodest
  • insolent
  • self-important
  • pretentious
  • highfalutin
  • brazen
  • cavalier
  • important
  • cocky
  • high-and-mighty
  • impertinent
  • proud
  • superior
  • hifalutin
  • presuming
  • hoity-toity
  • familiar
  • saucy
  • lordly
  • brassy
  • cheeky
  • brash
  • forward
  • audacious
  • confident
  • sassy
  • boastful
  • bold
  • stuck-up
  • pert
  • braggart
  • high-hat
  • self-confident
  • free
  • self-assured
  • fresh
  • selfish
  • brassbound
  • bragging
  • imperious
  • domineering
  • sure
  • bold-faced
  • self-infatuated
  • self-concerned
  • self-engrossed
  • self-absorbed
  • high-handed
  • self-centered
  • self-interested
  • self-obsessed
  • self-seeking
  • self-involved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • modest
  • humble
  • unassuming
  • meek
  • unassertive
  • unpretentious
  • timid
  • timorous
  • lowly
  • bashful
  • demure
  • shy
  • diffident
  • mousy
  • down-to-earth
  • retiring
  • mousey
  • self-doubting
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