complacent

Adjective
Synonyms: self-satisfiedself-complacent

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions“he had become complacent after years of success”“his self-satisfied dignity”Synonyms: self-satisfiedself-complacent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Complacent \Com*pla"cent\, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See Please and cf. Complaisant.] Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile. [1913 Webster]

They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to kings. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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