English Explanatory Dictionary

self-important

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-self-important.wav

Word forms

self-important more self-important most self-important

Etymology

From self- + important.

Synonyms

conceited haughty pompous hoity-toity self-entitled

Antonyms

self-deprecating

Related words

self-conscious

Derived words

self-importantly
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