Smug vs. Smugness
Difference Between Smug and Smugness
Smug➦
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements
he was feeling smug after his win
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Smugness➦
Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent
a smug look.
a smug critic.
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Smug➦
Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent
a smug look.
a smug critic.
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Smugness➦
(uncountable) The state or quality of being smug.
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Smug➦
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
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Smugness➦
(countable) The result or product of being smug.
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Smug➦
Showing smugness; showing self-complacency, self-satisfaction.
a smug look on her face
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Smugness➦
The quality or state of being smug.
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Smug➦
(obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
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Smugness➦
an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
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Smug➦
To make smug, or spruce.
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Smug➦
To seize; to confiscate.
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Smug➦
To hush up.
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Smug➦
Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
They be so smug and smooth.
The smug and scanty draperies of his style.
A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow.
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Smug➦
To make smug, or spruce.
Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.
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Smug➦
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction;
a smug glow of self-congratulation
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