Com*pla"cent (?), a. [L.
complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere;
com- + placere to please: cf. F.
complaisant. See Please and cf.
Complaisant.] Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as,
a complacent temper; a complacent smile.
They look up with a sort of complacent awe
. . . to kings.
Burke.