Associations to the word «Smugness»

Wiktionary

SMUGNESS, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of being smug.
SMUGNESS, noun. (countable) The result or product of being smug.

Dictionary definition

SMUGNESS, noun. An excessive feeling of self-satisfaction.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.