Definition of Amour propre

1. Noun. Feelings of excessive pride.

Exact synonyms: Conceit, Self-love, Vanity
Generic synonyms: Pride, Pridefulness
Derivative terms: Vain

Definition of Amour propre

1. Noun. Self-regard, self-esteem. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amour Propre

amosites
amotio placentae
amotion
amotions
amotus
amoung
amoungest
amoungst
amount
amount of money
amounted
amounting
amounts
amour
amour-propre
amour propre
amourist
amourists
amourous
amourously
amourousness
amours
amovability
amovable
amove
amoved
amoves
amoving
amoxapine
amoxicillin

Literary usage of Amour propre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1894)
"How ambition and amour-propre are gratified.—The monastic principle of celibacy.—The monastic and military principle of obedience. ..."

2. Old England and New England, in a series of views taken on the spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"American notions, and some of them very funny ones—How to pare an apple—Thick skins and thin skins—amour propre, and too much of it —All America's great ..."

3. Réflexions: Ou, Sentences Et Maximes Morales de La Rochefoucauld by François La Rochefoucauld, Louis-Aimé Martin (1822)
"Amour-propre, le plus grand de tous les flatteurs, M. 2. — Il est encore inconnu, M. 3. ... La fidélité est une invention de l'amour-propre, M. 247. ..."

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