Egotism

  • 101self-seeking — {adj.} Given to egotism and self aggrandizement. * /Al is the most self seeking person I ve ever met, he is not fun to be around./ …

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  • 102self-seeking — {adj.} Given to egotism and self aggrandizement. * /Al is the most self seeking person I ve ever met, he is not fun to be around./ …

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  • 103Bald — (b[add]ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. [root]85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse s forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the… …

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  • 104Bald buzzard — Bald Bald (b[add]ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. [root]85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse s forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering …

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  • 105Bald coot — Bald Bald (b[add]ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. [root]85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse s forehead.] 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering …

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  • 106Contemptible — Con*tempt i*ble, a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. [1913 Webster] The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Despised; scorned; neglected;… …

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  • 107ego — e go, n.; pl. {egos}. [L., I.] The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as I by a person; opposed to {non ego}.… …

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  • 108Egoism — E go*ism, n. [F. [ e]go[ i]sme, fr. L. ego I. See {I}, and cf. {Egotism}.] 1. (Philos.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the… …

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  • 109egos — ego e go, n.; pl. {egos}. [L., I.] The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as I by a person; opposed to {non ego} …

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  • 110Egotistic — E go*tis tic, Egotistical E go*tis tic*al, a. Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism; having an exaggerated view of one s own importance or good qualities. Syn: egotistic; narcissistic; self loving; conceited; vain; self important; opinionated.… …

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