self-important en · ADJ
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English important English self-important From self- + important.
Meanings
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Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
But despite its plague of tunnels, the run-in on this route is of unusual interest to the locomotive enthusiast: besides the hordes of self-important saddle-tanks shunting in the extensive yards, there was at one time the chance of seeing those slender little North London engines, with their large outside cylinders and no visible storage place for coal, and also an occasional South Eastern locomotive sporting a lot of polished brass.
1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704:Near-synonym: self-entitled
The assistant manager was a self-important fellow who strutted about the office barking instructions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more self-important | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most self-important | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
turgescent · pompous · conceited · self-entitled · haughty · hoity-toity
Translations (27)
nb selvhøytidelig (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · it borioso (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga toirtéiseach (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · da opblæst (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga leitheadach (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga mórchúiseach (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga gusmhar (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · sv förmäten (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga tromchúiseach (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · da selvhøjtidelig (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · fr présomptueux (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · tl papampam (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga mórluachach (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga postúil (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · fi tärkeilevä (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · sv uppblåst (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · it montato (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · tl paimportante (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · da indbildsk (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · gl vaidoso (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · ga gustalach (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · mi whakaī (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · de wichtigtuerisch (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · sv inbilsk (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · sv viktig (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · fi itsetärkeä (having too high an opinion of one's own importance) · pl ważny (having too high an opinion of one's own importance)