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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Open the door to the Chamber, and you're faced with a sink, a vanity, two wardrobes, and two frosted-glass doors, behind which are a shower and a toilet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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But gone are the days when an effective routine also meant a cluttered bathroom vanity full of products—instead of needing multiple serums, sunscreens, and moisturizers to target different results, the latest products combine SPF and anti-aging effects all in one.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Almost instantly, their approaches clash, egos collide, and sparks fly like Westside has never seen.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante attracts attention, important for supercar buyers’ egos.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Country pride, seeding for the rest of the tournament and Olympic implications (the top two teams in the tournament from the Americas outside of the United States automatically qualify for the 2028 Summer Games) were on the line.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Helen Arevalo, one of the guides on the boat who is herself a ribereño and grew up in a tiny jungle village called Nueva Esperanza or New Hope, spoke with pride of being one of the only women guides in the region.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.—
Wayne Parker,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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Adam McKay’s toxically smug dissection of Dick Cheney fails to take the full measure of this monstrous vice-president, but even so, Bale taps into something elemental about the man’s arrogance and domineering personality.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Amour propre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour%20propre. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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