Dictionary

self-satisfaction en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English satisfaction English self-satisfaction From self- + satisfaction.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
2. (uncountable) A feeling of fulfillment or contentment with respect to one's own accomplishments or situation.
   • Without being in any way smug she was radiant with self-satisfaction and well-doing. 1905, Bram Stoker, “Fore-Glimpse”, in The Man:

Relateds

self-gratification

Translations (14)

ga bogás (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · hu önelégültség (being excessively pleased with oneself) · fi omahyväisyys (being excessively pleased with oneself) · ru самоудовлетворе́ние (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · pl zadowolenie z siebie (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · fi itsetyytyväisyys (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · pl samozadowolenie (being excessively pleased with oneself) · gl autosatisfacción (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · ml ആത്മസംതൃപ്തി (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · el αυτοϊκανοποίηση (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · de Selbstzufriedenheit (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · hi आत्मसंतोष (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation) · de Selbstzufriedenheit (being excessively pleased with oneself) · fr autosatisfaction (contentment with one's own accomplishments or situation)