self-satisfying

adjective

Giving satisfaction to oneself.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-satisfying (comparative more self-satisfying, superlative most self-satisfying)

comparative more self-satisfying · superlative most self-satisfying

  1. Giving satisfaction to oneself.

    When one has an intimate knowledge of a business it is easy—and to some extent self-satisfying—to find fault with the way it is run by those in charge.

    1959 November, “Talking of Trains: The anti-railway prejudice”, in Trains Illustrated, page 518

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
self-gratifying

Origin

From self- + satisfying.

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APA

self-satisfying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-satisfying

MLA

“self-satisfying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-satisfying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-satisfying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-satisfying.

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