having or showing a complacent satisfaction with oneself, one's own actions, behaviour, etc
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ˈself-ˈsat•is•fied,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- feeling satisfaction with oneself, esp. too much satisfaction:The team was a little too self-satisfied after their surprising victory.
self-sat•is•fied
(self′sat′is fīd′, self′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself.
- 1725–35
- complacent, smug, vain, puffed-up.
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'self-satisfied' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
babbitt
- complacent
- conceited
- dick
- fat cat
- foolish
- proud
- self-complacent
- self-content
- smug
- stuffed shirt
- unreflecting