self-satisfied.

Overly pleased with one's qualities or achievements without much self-questioning.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• self-satisfied grin
• self-satisfied tone

On the page

The self-satisfied tone irritated readers who knew the omitted facts.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more self-satisfied; superlative most self-satisfied when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.