complacently

com·pla·cent

 (kəm-plā′sənt)

adj.

1. Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness: "a geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy" (Paul Roberts).

2. Eager to please; complaisant.

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[Latin complacēns, complacent-, present participle of complacēre, to please : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·pla′cent·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

complacently - in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher"

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Translations

بِرِضا ذاتي، بِإعْجاب بالنَّفْس

samolibě

mageligt

selbstzufrieden

complaisamment

drÿgindalega

in modo compiaciuto

gönül rahatlığı ile

自满地

complacently

[kəmˈpleɪsəntlɪ] ADV → de modo satisfecho
he looked at me complacently → me miró con expresión de autosatisfacción

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complacently

[kəmˈpleɪs^əntli] adv

(in a self-satisfied way) → avec suffisance
to smile complacently → sourire avec suffisance

(= unthinkingly) → complaisamment

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complacently

adv → selbstzufrieden or -gefällig; those who complacently accept their parents’ beliefs → diejenigen, die die Ansichten ihrer Eltern unreflektiert übernehmen

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complacent

(kəmˈpleisnt) adjective

showing satisfaction with one's own situation. a complacent attitude. selfingenome; selfvoldaan, tevrede, voldaan; oorgerus; inskiklik راضٍ عَن نَفْسِه самодоволен complacente spokojený selbstzufrieden magelig; selvtilfreds αυτάρεσκος satisfecho de sí mismo, suficiente enesega rahulolev از خود راضی؛ خود رضامند omahyväinen suffisant שׂבַע רָצוֹן מְעַצמוֹ आत्मसंतुष्ट spokojan, samodopadan önelégült puas sjálfsánægður compiaciuto ひとりよがりの 자기만족의 savimi patenkintas pašapmierināts berpuas hati zelfgenoegzaamselvgod, rolig og tilfredszadowolony قناعت، په تېره له ځانه رضايت convencido satisfăcător, mulţumitor самодовольный samoľúby samozadovoljen samozadovoljan [själv]belåten, nöjd ที่พึงพอใจ halinden memnnun 自滿的 самозадоволений; благодушний مطمئن ، خوشدل tự mãn 自满的

comˈplacence, comˈplacency noun

selfvoldoening, selfvoldaanheid, selfingenomenheid; welgevalle; inskiklikheid رِضا ذاتي، إعْجاب بالنَّفْس самодоволство complacência (sebe)uspokojení die Selbstzufriedenheit magelighed; selvtilfredshed αυταρέσκειαsuficiencia enesega rahulolu رضایت omahyväisyys contentement de soi, suffisance שׂבִעוּת רָצוֹן מְעַצמוֹ लापरवाही spokojnost, samodopadnost, samozadovoljstvo (meg)elégedettség kepuasan (sjálfs)ánægja compiacimento, soddisfazione 自己満足 자기만족 pasitenkinimas pašapmierinātība kepuasan hati zelfgenoegzaamheid selvgodhet/-tilfredshet zadowolenie رضایت presunção mul­ţu­mire; satisfacţie самодовольство sebauspokojenie samozadovoljnost samozadovoljnost [själv]belåtenhet ความพึงพอใจ gönül rahatlığı 自滿 самозадоволення; благодушність دلجمعی ، آسودہ خاطری sự tự mãn 自满

comˈplacently adverb

selfvoldoening, selfvoldaning بِرِضا ذاتي، بِإعْجاب بالنَّفْس самодоволно complacentemente samolibě selbstzufrieden mageligt, selvtilfredst αυτάρεσκα con suficiencia enesega rahulolevalt با از خود راضی گری omahyväisesti avec suffisance בשׂבִעוּת רָצוֹן עַצמִית लापरवाहीपूर्वक samozadovoljan önelégülten puas drÿgindalega con compiacimento ひとりよがりに 자기만족적으로 su pasitenkinimu pašapmierināti dengan berpuas hati zelfgenoegzaamrolig og tilfreds z samozadowoleniem قناعت، په تېره له ځانه رضايت com presunção mulţumit, satisfăcut самодовольно samoľúbo samozadovoljno samozadovoljno [själv]belåtet น่าพึงพอใจ gönül rahatlığı ile 自滿地 самозадоволено دلجمع طور پر một cách mãn nguyện 自满地

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