Thesaurus / self-admiration
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The excuse for the King was the fact that the entire world shared in his self-admiration.
LOUIS XIV AND LA GRANDE MADEMOISELLEARVEDE BARINEI always compare her to Narcissus, who died of self-admiration.
THE MEMOIRS OF THE LOUIS XIV. AND THE REGENCY, COMPLETEELIZABETH-CHARLOTTE, DUCHESSE D'ORLEANSThe best qualities of the English character are, under his influence, lost in a blatant self-admiration.
CRITICAL STUDIESOUIDAMany saw their blooming features wither as they looked upon them, and their self-admiration turned into a loathing and abhorrence.
THE TATLER, VOLUME TWOVARIOUSThe extreme form of auto-erotism is the tendency for the sexual emotion to be absorbed and often entirely lost in self-admiration.
STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX, VOLUME 1 (OF 6)HAVELOCK ELLISIn giddiness of self-admiration, she felt everything to be possible.
THE WHIRLPOOLGEORGE GISSINGHer blind self-admiration led her to think she was making progress.
DOMINIE DEANELLIS PARKER BUTLERThe last few days I have arrived at a condition of mind which occasions great self-admiration.
THE DANGEROUS AGEKARIN MICHALISThis was an elegant pier-glass, into whose depths he was accustomed to gaze in self-admiration.
SEVENOAKSJ. G. HOLLANDThe good-natured, hollow captain was fortified against passion by self-admiration.
LOVE ME LITTLE, LOVE ME LONGCHARLES READEWORDS RELATED TO SELF-ADMIRATION
- amour-propre
- arrogance
- assurance
- boastfulness
- boasting
- bragging
- conceit
- conceitedness
- ego
- egocentricity
- egoism
- egomania
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- insolence
- megalomania
- narcissism
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- presumption
- pride
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- superiority
- swellheadedness
- vainglory
- vanity
- vaunting
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