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complacencies

complacencies is the plural of complacency.

Meaning of complacency

Noun

complacency (countable and uncountable, plural complacencies)

  1. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
    • Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves.1712 January 3 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SUNDAY, December 24, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 256; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a...
  2. An instance of self-satisfaction.
  3. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.

Questions about complacencies

What is complacencies the plural of?
Complacencies is the plural of complacency.

Words near complacencies in the dictionary

  1. Compitalia
  2. Compiègne
  3. compl.
  4. complacence
  5. complacences
  6. complacencies
  7. complacency
  8. complacent
  9. complacential
  10. complacentially
  11. complacently

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