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self-complacency vs smugness

smugness vs self-complacency

self-complacency and smugness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-complacency Yes No No No
smugness Yes No No No
As nouns, smugness is a hyponym of self-complacency; that is, smugness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-complacency:
  • self-complacency: the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  • smugness: an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
self-complacency (noun) smugness (noun)
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
Difference between self-complacency and smugness

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