First Known Use: 1775
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amour propre
noun amour pro·pre \ˌa-ˌmu̇r-ˈprōprə, ˌä-, -ˈprȯprə\
Definition of AMOUR PROPRE
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Origin of AMOUR PROPRE
French amour-propre, literally, love of oneself
Related to AMOUR PROPRE
- Synonyms
- complacence, bighead, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, egotism, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, 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
- Antonyms
- humbleness, humility, modesty
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