complacence
51complacency — n. See complacence …
52calm — adj Calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful, halcyonmean quiet and free from all that disturbs or excites. Calm is primarily applied to sea or weather, usually conveys an implicit contrast with its opposite, stormy, and suggests freedom, real or …
53disguise — vb Disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage are comparable when meaning to assume a dress, an ap pearance, or an expression that conceals one s identity, intention, or true feeling. Disguise, which basically implies an alteration in one s… …
54complaisance — n 1. agreeableness, obligingness, amenability, reasonableness, pleasingness, willingness; compliance, compliancy, flexibility, conformability; deference, submissiveness, acquiescence, yieldingness, conciliation. 2. graciousness, geniality,… …
55peace — n 1. peacefulness, warlessness, nonwar, lack of warfare, absence of conflict or hostilities. 2. pacification, appeasement, reconciliation, settlement; truce, armistice, treaty, cease fire, cessation or suspension of hostilities, end of war;… …
56complacency — /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/ (say kuhm playsuhnsee) noun (plural complacencies) 1. a feeling of quiet pleasure; satisfaction; gratification; self satisfaction. 2. that which gives satisfaction; a cause of pleasure or joy; a comfort. 3. Obsolete friendly… …
57complacent — /kəmˈpleɪsənt / (say kuhm playsuhnt) adjective 1. pleased, especially with oneself or one s own merits, advantages, etc.; self satisfied: *Today it has the appearance of a complacent, lazy government which owes its success more to good luck than… …
58conceit — [n] egotism amour propre, arrogance, complacence, complacency, consequence, immodesty, narcissism, outrecuidance, pomposity, pride, self admiration, self exaltation, selfimportance, self love, self regard, smugness, snottiness, stuffiness,… …
59complacency — complacent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smug and uncritically satisfied with oneself or one s achievements. DERIVATIVES complacency (also complacence) noun complacently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin complacere to please …
60complacent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smug and uncritically satisfied with oneself or one s achievements. DERIVATIVES complacency (also complacence) noun complacently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin complacere to please …
