complacence
Self-satisfied ease
Complacence is a quiet satisfaction with oneself or one's situation, often implying an unawareness of potential dangers or shortcomings.
The word carries a faintly critical edge—suggesting someone is too comfortable, too self-satisfied: His complacence about the company's market position proved costly.
Complacency is the more common form.
State of fulfilled desires
- self-satisfactionPleasure from one's achievements
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- easeLack of strain
comfort · serenity · fulfillment · well-being · tranquility · repose · equanimity · peacefulness
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- insoucianceLighthearted lack of concern
- disregardWillful lack of attention
negligence · inattention · heedlessness · carelessness · obliviousness · blindness · unawareness · passivity
Admiring one's own accomplishments
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
overconfidence · self-righteousness · superiority · haughtiness · pomposity · priggishness · condescension · snobbishness
Careless disregard for danger
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
- unwarinessAbsence of vigilance
imprudence · rashness · foolhardiness · vulnerability · exposure · underestimation · denial · self-deception
satisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
- self-satisfactionPleasure from one's achievements
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
ease · comfort · serenity · fulfillment · well-being · tranquility · repose · equanimity · peacefulness · calmness
indifference
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- insoucianceLighthearted lack of concern
disregard · negligence · inattention · heedlessness · carelessness · obliviousness · blindness · unawareness · passivity · inertia
self-congratulation
Admiring one's own accomplishments
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
arrogance · overconfidence · self-righteousness · superiority · haughtiness · pomposity · priggishness · condescension · snobbishness · presumptuousness
recklessness
Careless disregard for danger
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
unwariness · imprudence · rashness · foolhardiness · vulnerability · exposure · underestimation · denial · self-deception
complacencehumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-doubt · self-criticism · humbleness · diffidence
complacenceambition
Desire for achievement
dissatisfaction · zeal · passion · fervor · restlessness