complacency
/kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/ noun C1- A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
- An instance of self-satisfaction.
- Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.
Plural complacencies
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Jane met her with a smile of such sweet complacency, a glow of such happy expression, as sufficiently marked how well she was satisfied with the occurrences of the evening.
By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed; that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or other, real or imaginary.
Her resistance had not injured her with the gentleman, and he was thinking of her with some complacency, when thus accosted by Miss Bingley,--
Their brother, indeed, was the only one of the party whom she could regard with any complacency.
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