Smugness - definition of smugness by The Free Dictionary Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent: a smug look; a smug critic [Perhaps akin to Low German smuck, neat, from Middle Low German, from smucken, to adorn ] smug′ness n American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
What’s So Bad About Smugness? | Issue 123 | Philosophy Now Smugness shares with arrogance a high degree of self-satisfaction and a sense of some kind of superiority over others, but it typically manifests itself quietly and indirectly, without brashness
smugness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of smugness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the fact of looking or feeling too pleased about something you have done or achieved synonym complacency There was a hint of smugness in her voice The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words
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Smugness Definition Meaning - YourDictionary (uncountable) The state or quality of being smug (countable) The result or product of being smug He smiled at her with continued smugness Dean could feel the smugness in Fred's voice That may well be true, but smugness breeds complacency, and that is dangerous He sat back with a hint of smugness
smugness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary smugness (countable and uncountable, plural smugnesses) (uncountable) The state or quality of being smug The result or product of being smug
smugness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary The earliest known use of the noun smugness is in the mid 1600s OED's earliest evidence for smugness is from 1632, in a dictionary by Robert Sherwood, dermatologist and philanthropist smugness is formed within English, by derivation