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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ad-mahyuh r-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmaɪər ɪŋ



Definition of self-admiring

Origin :
  • early 15c. (implied in admired), from Middle French admirer (Old French amirer, 14c.), or directly from Latin admirari "to wonder at" (see admiration). Related: Admiring; admiringly.
  • As in egotistic : adj conceited
  • As in self-involved : adj egotistic
  • As in self-seeking : adj egotistic
  • As in self-serving : adj egotistic
  • As in swellheaded : adj egotistic
  • As in egotistic/egoistic : adj thinking very highly of oneself
Example sentences :
  • We heed not that the selfish condemn, that the self-admiring wise censure, or the parricidal accuse us.
  • Extract from : « The History of Cuba, vol. 2 » by Willis Fletcher Johnson
  • His jacket was neatly mended; altogether, Pepe was once more a self-respecting, even a self-admiring youth.
  • Extract from : « Rita » by Laura E. Richards
  • Thus have I, in place of punishing, won over to more virtuous ways; so may I doze the cheerful, self-admiring doze of virtue.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 30, 1893 » by Various

Synonyms for self-admiring

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