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self-important

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self-im·por·tance (slfm-pôrtns)
n.
Excessively high regard for one's own importance or station; conceit.

self-im·portant adj.
self-im·portant·ly adv.

self-important
adj
having or showing an unduly high opinion of one's own abilities, importance, etc.
self-importantly  adv
self-importance  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.self-important - having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

self-important
adjective conceited, arrogant, pompous, strutting, swaggering, cocky, pushy (informal), overbearing, presumptuous, bumptious, swollen-headed, bigheaded, full of yourself He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
Translations
self-important [ˌselfɪmˈpɔːtənt] ADJprepotente

self-important [ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːtnt] adjpresuntuoso/a, borioso/a
self-important [ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːtnt] adjpresuntuoso/a, borioso/a

self-important
adj self-important [selfimˈpoːtənt]
having too high an opinion of one's own importance a self-important little man. verwaand مُعْتَد بِنَفْسِه надут domýšlivý selvhøjtidelig; opblæst überheblich επηρμένος prepotente ennasttäis خودپسند tärkeilevä suffisant מַחשִׁיב אֶת עַצמוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדַי अहंकारी pun sebe, uobražen öntelt sok penting montinn, mikillátur presuntuoso 尊大な 자만심이 강한 išpuikęs, pasipūtęs uzpūtīgs; iedomīgs bongkak; sombong gewichtig innbilsk, som tar seg selv for høytidelig zarozumiały presunçoso suficient с большим самомнением namyslený samovšečen uobražen viktig, dryg นึกว่าตนเองสำคัญ kendini beğenmiş, böbürlenen 妄自尊大的 зарозумілий; той, що багато про себе думає اپنی ذات کی بابت اونچی رائے رکھنے والا tự cao tự đại
n self-imˈportance
verwaandheid إعْتِداد بالنَّفْس надутост domýšlivost selvhøjtidelighed; opblæsthed die Überheblichkeit έπαρση prepotencia enesetähtsustamine خودپسندي tärkeily suffisance חֲשִיבוּת עַצמִית अहंकार, सम्मान uobraženost önteltség sikap sok penting mikillæti, sjálfbirgingsháttur presunzione 尊大さ 거만, 자만 išpuikimas, puikybė uzpūtība; iedomība rasa bongkak atau sombong eigendunk innbilskhet zarozumiałość presunção suficienţă большое самомнение namyslenosť samovšečnost uobraženost viktighet, dryghet ความอวดดี kendini önemseme, böbürlenme 妄自尊大 зарозумілість; самозвеличення اپنی ذات کی بابت اونچی رائے sự tự cao tự đại


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Moreover, Dunstan enjoyed the self-important consciousness of having a horse to sell, and the opportunity of driving a bargain, swaggering, and possibly taking somebody in.
 
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