self-admiration
noun
self-ad·mi·ra·tion
ˌself-ˌad-mə-ˈrā-shən 
Synonyms
- amour propre
- bighead
- complacence
- complacency
- conceit
- conceitedness
- ego
- egotism
- pomposity
- pompousness
- pride
- pridefulness
- self-assumption
- self-conceit
- self-congratulation
- self-esteem
- self-glory
- self-importance
- self-love
- self-opinion
- self-satisfaction
- smugness
- swelled head
- swellheadedness
- vaingloriousness
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
Examples of self-admiration in a Sentence
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At first, Oliver meekly and gratefully laps up, metaphorically, the warm milk of affection that the family bestows on him between their rounds of backbiting and oblivious self-admiration.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
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“Self-admiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-admiration. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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