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complacent contented with oneself or one's situation to a degree that prevents self-criticism, further progress, or appropriate response to signals of danger or risk. [2 definitions]
complain to express dissatisfaction, pain, grief, or other negative feelings. [3 definitions]
complainant a person or group of people making a legal complaint in a court of law; plaintiff.
complaint an instance of complaining. [4 definitions]
complaisance willingness to please. [2 definitions]
complaisant eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging.
complement something that makes a fine accompaniment to something else, makes it complete or perfect, or creates a perfect balance for it. [7 definitions]
complementary acting or serving to complete; completing. [2 definitions]
complementary angles two angles whose sum totals ninety degrees.
complementary colors two colors of the spectrum, such as green and red, that produce a white or near-white when mixed in the right proportion.
complete lacking no necessary elements or parts. [6 definitions]
completely entirely; absolutely.
completion the act or process of completing. [3 definitions]
completist a person, such as a stamp collector, who strives for a complete collection of samples of every kind in a particular category or group.
complex having a complicated structure; not simple. [5 definitions]
complex fraction a fraction in which either the numerator or denominator is itself a fraction.
complexion the natural hue, appearance, and condition of the skin, esp. of the face. [2 definitions]
complexioned of or with a specified complexion (usu. used in combination).
complexity the state or condition of being complex or complicated. [2 definitions]
complex sentence a sentence composed of a main or independent clause and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses, such as "This is an independent clause, whereas this is a dependent clause".
compliance acquiescence or conformity. [2 definitions]