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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pleI
snt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
contented with oneself or one's situation to a degree that prevents self-criticism, further progress, or appropriate response to signals of danger or risk.
He could have risen even higher in the government, but he had become complacent in recent years.The people were warned of the dangers, but they were complacent toward them and did nothing to prepare themselves.- synonyms:
- indifferent, self-complacent, self-satisfied, smug, unconcerned
- similar words:
- conceited, egoistic, priggish, proud, vain
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| definition 2: |
happy to please; complaisant.
Her complacent husband was happy to bring her up a cup of tea each morning. |
| related words: |
haughty, righteous, secure |
| derivation: |
complacently (adv.) |
The word complacent
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
plac
Latin
root
that means calm; please
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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