请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 amour propre
释义

amour propre

noun

amour pro·​pre ˌa-ˌmu̇r-ˈprōprᵊ How to pronounce amour propre (audio)
ˌä-,
-ˈprȯprᵊ
: self-esteem

Synonyms

  • bighead
  • complacence
  • complacency
  • conceit
  • conceitedness
  • ego
  • egotism
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • pride
  • pridefulness
  • self-admiration
  • self-assumption
  • self-conceit
  • self-congratulation
  • self-esteem
  • self-glory
  • self-importance
  • self-love
  • self-opinion
  • self-satisfaction
  • smugness
  • swelled head
  • swellheadedness
  • vaingloriousness
  • vainglory
  • vainness
  • vanity
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written
Recent Examples on the Web White is Smart Lite without the emotional volatility and ever-present amour propre. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 But Britain, its amour propre stung at losing such a treasure, halted its export and raised money to keep it in the country. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 As Joe Biden has frankly noted, Mrs. Biden sought the Dr. honorific to rebuild her amour propre. Kyle Smith, National Review, 16 Dec. 2020 Underneath its gleaming promise of public scholarship, Wikipedia is a community that teems with its own authorities and cognoscenti, with all the high-handedness, Byzantine bylaws, and amour propre of any cultural institution on 5th Avenue. Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020 Fundamental to Chinese amour propre is the belief that the language is too difficult for foreigners, who will never master its complete set of characters. Peter Neville-hadley, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017 There is no such thing as private satisfaction of amour propre. David Lay Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2017 Concessions at this stage would damage national amour propre to an unacceptable degree. Patrick N. Theros, Time, 26 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

French amour-propre, literally, love of oneself

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

amour propre

noun

as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • vanity
  • pridefulness
  • ego
  • vaingloriousness
  • pride
  • swelled head
  • arrogance
  • disdainfulness
  • self-assumption
  • swellheadedness
  • vainglory
  • complacency
  • vainness
  • conceitedness
  • smugness
  • confidence
  • pompousness
  • bighead
  • egotism
  • complacence
  • pomposity
  • superiority
  • conceit
  • assurance
  • self-opinion
  • self-admiration
  • self-glory
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-conceit
  • self-congratulation
  • self-love
  • superciliousness
  • self-importance
  • imperiousness
  • snobbishness
  • selfishness
  • hubris
  • haughtiness
  • lordliness
  • overconfidence
  • presumption
  • self-esteem
  • egoism
  • self-confidence
  • self-assurance
  • self-righteousness
  • pretense
  • pretension
  • pretence
  • pretentiousness
  • self-assertion
  • self-centeredness
  • self-pride
  • self-respect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humility
  • diffidence
  • modesty
  • humbleness
  • altruism
  • timidity
  • unselfishness
  • bashfulness
  • self-disgust
  • shyness
  • self-loathing
  • demureness
  • timidness
  • self-doubt
  • self-hate
  • passiveness
  • passivity
See More
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/22 8:36:11