Complacence

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ™mˈpleɪsÉ™ns/

Origin

From mediaeval Latin complacentia, from Latin complaceo ("please").

Full definition of complacence

Noun

1. (archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency.
• AtterburyThe inward complacence we find in acting reasonably and virtuously.
2. (obsolete) Pleasure, delight.
• MiltonO thou, my sole complacence.
3. (obsolete) Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others' wishes.
• 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, pp. 33-4:He told his sister, if she pleased, the new-born infant should be bred up together with little Tommy; to which she consented, though with some little reluctance: for she had truly a great complacence for her brother ....

Synonyms

• self-complacency
• self-satisfaction