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smugness vs self-complacency

self-complacency vs smugness

smugness and self-complacency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smugness Yes No No No
self-complacency Yes No No No
As nouns, self-complacency is a hypernym of smugness; that is, self-complacency is a word with a broader meaning than smugness:
  • smugness: an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
  • self-complacency: the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
Other hypernyms of smugness include complacence, complacency, self-satisfaction.
smugness (noun) self-complacency (noun)
an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
Difference between smugness and self-complacency

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