All 5 Uses of
complacent
in
Pride and Prejudice
- 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.†
p. 21.5complacency = contentment (often unworried to a fault)
- Her resistance had not injured her with the gentleman, and he was thinking of her with some complacency, when thus accosted by Miss Bingley: "I can guess the subject of your reverie."†
p. 27.7
- Their brother, indeed, was the only one of the party whom she could regard with any complacency.†
p. 35.5
- 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.
p. 93.9 *complacency = contentment (happiness)
- She felt that Jane's feelings, though fervent, were little displayed, and that there was a constant complacency in her air and manner not often united with great sensibility.†
p. 202.6complacency = contentment (often unworried to a fault)
Definition:
contented (unworried and satisfied) -- often to a fault