Complacence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəmˈpleɪsəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Complacence is a noun meaning (archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency.
Meaning
(archaic) Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Delight, pleasure.
- (obsolete) Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others' wishes.
Example Sentences
O thou, my sole complacence.
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 […]
[T]he inward Complacence we find in acting reaſonably and vertuouſly, and the Diſquiet we feel from vicious Choices and Purſuits, is protracted beyond the Acts themſelves from whence it aroſe, and renewed often upon our Souls, by diſtant Reflections; […]
Word Forms
- complacences
Synonyms for complacence
Depending on context, synonyms include self-complacency, self-satisfaction, complacency.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include complacency, self-complacency, self-satisfaction, contentation, complaisance, contentment.
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