Synonyms for amour-propre


Grammar : Noun
Spell : a-moor-praw-pruh
Phonetic Transcription : a murˈprɔ prə


Définition of amour-propre

Origin :
  • 1775, French, "sensitive self-love, self-esteem;" see amour and proper.
  • Vanity usually gives the meaning as well, &, if as well, then better. [Fowler]
  • The term was in Middle English as proper love "self-love."
  • noun pride
Example sentences :
  • His amour-propre, his long fidelity, his deep affection—all were outraged.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Then came that fatal 'amour-propre' that involved me originally in the pursuit, and I was silent.
  • Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
  • Now, bashfulness is almost always a sure sign of amour-propre.
  • Extract from : « The Silver Lining » by John Roussel
  • The wounds inflicted to his amour-propre by the Virginia Assembly were healing.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Jefferson » by Gilbert Chinard
  • This wound to his amour-propre was compensated by the success of the last election.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Jefferson » by Gilbert Chinard
  • This wilfulness was attributed to his youth, and the impatience of his amour-propre.
  • Extract from : « History of the Girondists, Volume I » by Alphonse de Lamartine
  • "It's not so, not so at all," he cried, carried away and more and more mortified in his amour-propre.
  • Extract from : « The Possessed » by Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • The infidelity of Clementine Pichon touched his amour-propre a little, but he soon consoled himself for it.
  • Extract from : « The Man With The Broken Ear » by Edmond About
  • I take very little account of quarrels where amour-propre alone is concerned, but I never forget real offenses.
  • Extract from : « Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence Vol. 1 of 2 » by Elizabeth S. Kite
  • We could not escape from it, lest we hurt the amour-propre of the cook, and it was late when we were ready for our last sortie.
  • Extract from : « My Friend the Chauffeur » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

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