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placeō cuī or placitus sum, citus, ēre [PLAC-], to please, give pleasure, be approved, be pleasing, be agreeable, be acceptable, suit, satisfy: si placeo, utere, if I suit you, T.: Quid placet aut odio est, H.: non placet Antonio consulatus meus: quae vobis placita est condicio, datur, T.: quin quod placitum sit, abstulerit, whatever he fancied: exspecto quid istis placeat de epistulā, I await their pleasure: Dis, quibus septem placuere colles, H.: sibi non placere, quod laborasset, etc., N.: ego numquam mihi minus placui, was less satisfied with: tu tibi tunc places, are full of complacency, Iu.—On the stage, to find favor, give satisfaction, be applauded: Primo actu placeo, T.: Populo ut placerent quas fecisset fabulas, T.— Impers, it is believed, is settled, is agreed, seems right: adde illud, si placet, if you please: venio ad comitia, sive magistratuum placet, sive legum, i. e. no matter which: placitum est, ut considerent, etc., they determined: placet enim esse quiddam in re p. praestans, it is agreed: ut ipsi auctori huius disciplinae placet, as the founder holds: ut doctissimis placuit, have taught: duo placet esse Carneadi genera visorum: Quīs paria esse fere placuit peccata, who have made up their minds that, etc., H.: quin etiam, si dis placet, aiunt, etc., please the gods! L.— It is resolved, is determined, is decided, is purposed: deliberatur, incendi placeret an defendi, Cs.: quid placet, dic, your decision, Iu.: quando vobis ita placet, S.: se natui placere, ut C. Pansa, etc., that the senate de cree, etc.: mihi placuit, ut orationes explicarem, I resolved: Venus, cui placet mittere, etc., who likes to send, H.* * *placere, placui, placitus V DATplease, satisfy, give pleasure to (with dat.)
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complacency — 1640s, from same source as COMPLACENCE (Cf. complacence) but with the later form of the suffix (see CY (Cf. cy)) … Etymology dictionary
complacency — [kəm plā′sənskəm plā′sən sē] n. [LL complacentia < L complacens: see COMPLACENT] quiet satisfaction; contentment; often, specif., self satisfaction, or smugness: also complacence [kəm plā′səns] … English World dictionary
Complacency — Complacence Com*pla cence, Complacency Com*pla cen*cy, n. [LL. complacentia: cf. F. complaisance. See {Complacent}, and cf. {Complaisance}.] 1. Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification. [1913 Webster] The inward complacence we find in acting … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complacency — [[t]kəmple͟ɪs(ə)nsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Complacency is being complacent about a situation. ...a worrying level of complacency about the risks of infection from AIDS... She warned that there was no room for complacency on inflation … English dictionary
complacency — n. complacency about stewards * * * [kəm pleɪs(ə)nsɪ] towards complacency about … Combinatory dictionary
complacency — com|pla|cen|cy [kəmˈpleısənsi] n [U] a feeling of satisfaction with a situation or with what you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things used to show disapproval ▪ Doctors have warned against complacency in fighting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
complacency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1650 1. self satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies 2. an instance of complacency … New Collegiate Dictionary
complacency — noun a) A feeling of contented self satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. There was something pathetic in his concentration as if his complacency, more acute than of old, was not enough to him any more. When, almost… … Wiktionary
complacency — noun (U) a feeling of satisfaction with what you have achieved which makes you stop trying to improve or change things: There are no grounds for complacency in today s competitive environment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
complacency — UK [kəmˈpleɪs(ə)nsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] a complacent attitude or way of behaving The government has been accused of complacency over food poisoning outbreaks … English dictionary
complacency — complacent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smug and uncritically satisfied with oneself or one s achievements. DERIVATIVES complacency (also complacence) noun complacently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin complacere to please … English terms dictionary
