narcissine

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UK/ˈnɑːsɪsiːn/UK/nɑːˈsɪsiːn/US/ˈnɑɹsɪsin/US/nɑɹˈsɪsin/

adjective

Narcissistic, loving oneself excessively.

OriginLatin narcissinus ← Ancient Greek ναρκίσσινος →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

adjectivenarcissine (comparative more narcissine, superlative most narcissine)

comparative more narcissine · superlative most narcissine

  1. Narcissistic, loving oneself excessively.First known use 19th c.

    Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit. Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.

    1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
nounnarcissine (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablechemistryLycorine.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekναρκίσσινος
  2. Latinnarcissinus
  3. Englishnarcissine

From Latin narcissinus, from Ancient Greek ναρκίσσινος (narkíssinos), from νάρκισσος (nárkissos, “narcissus”).

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APA

narcissine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcissine

MLA

“narcissine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcissine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcissine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcissine.

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