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Webster 1913 Edition
Complacency
{
, Com-pla′cence
,Com-pla′cen-cy
}Noun.
1.
Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification.
The inward
complacence
we find in acting reasonably and virtuously. Atterbury.
Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and
complacency
, if they discover none of the like in themselves. Addison.
2.
The cause of pleasure or joy.
“O thou, my sole complacence.” Milton.
3.
The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability.
Complacency
, and truth, and manly sweetness,Dwell ever on his tongue, and smooth his thoughts.
Addison.
With mean
complacence
ne’er betray your trust. Pope.