smugness

noun

Definition of smugnessnext
as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements the sense of smugness that can come with too many easy victories

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  1. vanity
  2. ego
  3. pride
  4. arrogance
  5. complacency
  6. self-satisfaction
Noun
  • In the primary bedroom, which opens to a patio, wood floors lead to an bathroom with a spacious vanity, free-standing tub, and separate rain shower.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The primary suite encompasses the entire third floor and has a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, a custom walk-in closet and a marble spa bath with dual vanities, a steam shower and two commodes.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of vanity
Noun
  • That sense of fun, and ego for its own sake, is the show’s go-to, with Pennette and company eschewing deeper meaning or morality in its cynical storytelling.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The ego is responsible for your mindsets, beliefs, impulses and reactions.
    Christie Garcia, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of ego
Noun
  • Despite her standout performance, Keith took most pride in Northwood’s historic victory.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Hezbollah has long justified reckless wars against Israel with appeals to pan-Arab pride: The liberation of Palestine was worth any sacrifice.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of pride
Noun
  • She's paired up with Xeni (voiced by Richard Ayoade), a daydream director looking to move up into the big leagues of nighttime dreams but has a lot of artistic arrogance.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This can help alleviate concerns about potential arrogance or difficulty in adjusting to team dynamics. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • There may be some irony in watching Semmelweis argue against complacency, as what’s tried and true narratively still proves effective in the film itself.
    Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Comfort can lull us into a sense of dull complacency, and fear comes in the form of a poisonous bouquet of toxicity that paralyzes us.
    Cherie Kloss, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of complacency
Noun
  • Megalopolis posits a world of clueless liberal self-satisfaction, missing every point of contemporary alertness to ongoing lawfare and sedition.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Nothing was off-limits in Mad, a newsstand stalwart that would reach peak annual sales in the 1970s of 2.5 million issues by delivering belly laughs and self-satisfaction to America’s class clowns through cartoons, parodies, sarcastic characters and an unending stream of gross-out gags.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of self-satisfaction
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