My Word of The Day, Complacent

Complacent

/kəmˈplei.sənt/ adjective disapproving

What does it mean?

• Too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency

synonyms:Proud, pleased, satisfied, content.

antonym: anxious

Example:

"We are scaling back the number of vessels offshore but we are not stopping cleanup operations by any means," he said. "We are not complacent about this at all."

taken from: Reuters, Sat, 31 Jul

Etymology:

1650s, "pleasing," from L. complacentem (nom. complacens ) "pleasing," prp. ofcomplacere "be very pleasing". Meaning "pleased with oneself" is from 1767.

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