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complacent — complaisant
[different second vowel sound; the first ‘c’ in “complacent” is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound and the second ‘c’ with letter ‘c’ sound; the letter ‘c’ in “complaisant” is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound]
being satisfied with yourself…
“Complacent” (for the right pronunciation, please click here) means ‘self-satisfied; too pleased with oneself; untroubled’; being pleased (happy) with yourself’,
e.g.
Our coach warned us not to become so complacent about winning two matches as we hadn’t won the final match yet.
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making others happy
“Complaisant” (for the right pronunciation, please click here) means ‘ready to oblige; willing to please others; doing things that make others happy without complaint; being polite; being pleased with others’,
e.g.
My new assistant is very complaisant. He doesn’t hesitate to work overtime.
[The word ‘complacent’ used to be interchangeable with “complaisant”; in the current usage, however, these two words are not interchangeable.]
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