full of oneself

adjective

Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.

Meanings

adjectivefull of oneself (comparative more full of oneself, superlative most full of oneself)

comparative more full of oneself · superlative most full of oneself · alternative full of one's self

  1. idiomaticEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.

    I thought it not amiss to write him a line to let him know the regard you had for him, for as I know him to be vastly vain and full of himself I thought this might be a spur to his zeale.

    1897, Andrew Lang, chapter 8, in Pickle the Spy

    Synonyms: cocky, self-centered, snooty

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.

Translations

Finnish täynnä itseään
  • täynnä itseäänegotistical
French égoïste, plein de soi-même
  • égoïsteegotistical
  • plein de soi-mêmeegotistical
German von sich eingenommen, ganz von sich eingenommen
  • von sich eingenommenegotistical
  • ganz von sich eingenommenegotistical
  • eingebildetegotistical
Icelandic með derring
  • með derringegotistical
Polish zarozumiały, egocentryczny
  • zarozumiałyegotistical
  • egocentrycznyegotistical
Spanish encantado de haberse conocido, ufano
  • encantado de haberse conocidoegotistical
  • ufanoegotistical
  • creídoegotistical
  • comemierdaegotistical
  • pagado de sí mismoegotistical
Turkish kendini beğenmiş
  • kendini beğenmişegotistical
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