self-consequence

[ self-kon-si-kwuhns, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈkɒn sɪ kwəns, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

self-important character or quality; self-importance.

Origin of self-consequence

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby self-consequence

self-confessed, self-confidence, self-congratulation, self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment, self-contemplation, self-content

Example sentences from the Web for self-consequence

Some there were, indeed, who suggested a too haughty idea of self-consequence and dignity.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
She did not know that selfishness had thrown out the branch of self-consequence.
Countess Kate|Charlotte M. Yonge
Who had been at pains to give Harriet notions of self-consequence but herself?
Emma|Jane Austen
Time has not affected his intellect, or impaired his self-consequence.
The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley

"There's nobody else at Verner's Pride should scold me," responded Rachel, with a charming little air of self-consequence.
Verner's Pride|Mrs. Henry Wood

单词	self-consequence
释义	self-consequence [ self-kon-si-kwuhns, self- ] / ˈsɛlfˈkɒn sɪ kwəns, ˌsɛlf- / noun self-important character or quality; self-importance. Origin of self-consequence First recorded in 1770–80 Words nearby self-consequence self-confessed, self-confidence, self-congratulation, self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment, self-contemplation, self-content Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-consequence Some there were, indeed, who suggested a too haughty idea of self-consequence and dignity. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe\|Edgar Allan Poe She did not know that selfishness had thrown out the branch of self-consequence. Countess Kate\|Charlotte M. Yonge Who had been at pains to give Harriet notions of self-consequence but herself? Emma\|Jane Austen Time has not affected his intellect, or impaired his self-consequence. The Puddleford Papers,\|H. H. Riley "There's nobody else at Verner's Pride should scold me," responded Rachel, with a charming little air of self-consequence. Verner's Pride\|Mrs. Henry Wood
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