as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written
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Recent Examples of amour propre
But Edna soon became a case study in exorbitant amour propre, lampooning suburban pretensions, political correctness and the cult of celebrity, and acquiring a damehood along the way.
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Margalit Fox, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
White is Smart Lite without the emotional volatility and ever-present amour propre.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
But Britain, its amour propre stung at losing such a treasure, halted its export and raised money to keep it in the country.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
As Joe Biden has frankly noted, Mrs. Biden sought the Dr. honorific to rebuild her amour propre.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 16 Dec. 2020
Underneath its gleaming promise of public scholarship, Wikipedia is a community that teems with its own authorities and cognoscenti, with all the high-handedness, Byzantine bylaws, and amour propre of any cultural institution on 5th Avenue.
—Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020
Fundamental to Chinese amour propre is the belief that the language is too difficult for foreigners, who will never master its complete set of characters.
—Peter Neville-Hadley, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017
There is no such thing as private satisfaction of amour propre.
—David Lay Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2017
Concessions at this stage would damage national amour propre to an unacceptable degree.
—Patrick N. Theros, Time, 26 July 2017
Margalit Fox, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
White is Smart Lite without the emotional volatility and ever-present amour propre.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
But Britain, its amour propre stung at losing such a treasure, halted its export and raised money to keep it in the country.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
As Joe Biden has frankly noted, Mrs. Biden sought the Dr. honorific to rebuild her amour propre.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 16 Dec. 2020
Underneath its gleaming promise of public scholarship, Wikipedia is a community that teems with its own authorities and cognoscenti, with all the high-handedness, Byzantine bylaws, and amour propre of any cultural institution on 5th Avenue.
—Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020
Fundamental to Chinese amour propre is the belief that the language is too difficult for foreigners, who will never master its complete set of characters.
—Peter Neville-Hadley, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017
There is no such thing as private satisfaction of amour propre.
—David Lay Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2017
Concessions at this stage would damage national amour propre to an unacceptable degree.
—Patrick N. Theros, Time, 26 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amour propre
Noun
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On the surface, vanity PR may look good.—
Jenna Guarneri,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The report suggests there could also be other operating issues with the vehicle's DC/AC inverter, glove box light, vanity lights, dome lamps, alarm portion of the horn, rear defrost, or the USB charger.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are moments, of course, especially with characters like Ken (Tim Key), a middle manager with an outsized ego who routinely makes a mess of things, but tonally this is a very different show than its predecessor.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Children being raised in different homes can still have positive outcomes if both parents are willing to put their egos aside and do the self-work needed to show up as the healthy adults their kids deserve.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The discussion highlighted a deeper divide over whether national pride should outweigh constitutional freedoms, or whether true patriotism means defending even the most controversial forms of dissent.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The original track fuses rock with hip-hop and its lyrical content is about winning big and having team pride.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These traits do not always show up as arrogance.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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But expert Sung Yoon Lee believes that Kim Yo-jong is positioning herself to take over, given her reputation for ruthlessness, arrogance and ambition.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Amour propre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour%20propre. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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