- swellheadedness
- noun see swellhead
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
swellheadedness
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swellheadedness — swell·head·ed·ness … English syllables
swellheadedness — noun see swellhead … Useful english dictionary
swellhead — noun Date: 1845 one who has a swelled head ; a conceited person • swellheaded adjective • swellheadedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
swellhead — swellheaded, adj. swellheadedness, n. /swel hed /, n. a vain or arrogant person. [1835 45, Amer.; SWELL + HEAD] * * * … Universalium
pride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of self worth Nouns 1. pride, hauteur; dignity, self respect, self esteem, self sufficiency, reserve. 2. (sympton of pride) arrogance, insolence; ostentation; vanity, vainglory, crest, airs, high… … English dictionary for students
egoism — / egotism [n] self centeredness arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation with… … New thesaurus
egotism — egoism / egotism [n] self centeredness arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation … New thesaurus
swellhead — [swel′hed΄] n. Informal a vain or conceited person; egotist swellheaded adj. swellheadedness n … English World dictionary
swellhead — noun a conceited and self centered person • Syn: ↑egotist, ↑egoist • Derivationally related forms: ↑egoistic (for: ↑egoist), ↑egoism (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
in|sub|or|di|na|tion — «IHN suh BR duh NAY shuhn», noun. resistance to authority; refusal to obey; disobedience; rebellion; unruly behavior: »In the Mexican War he got into trouble for insubordination and general swellheadedness (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
