Amour propre
Amour propre noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written
Pride and amour propre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pride" instead a noun phrase "Amour propre".
Pride
Pride noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: so full of pride that they were ripe for a big comedown
Nearby Words: prided, priding
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dignity and amour propre
- dignity and pride
- conceit and amour propre
- conceit and pride
- self-respect and amour propre
- self-respect and pride
- self-esteem and amour propre
- self-esteem and pride
- self-love and amour propre
- self-love and pride
- egotism and amour propre
- egotism and pride
- vainglory and amour propre
- vainglory and pride
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Pride and Amour propre. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amour_propre/pride
Amour propre & Pride. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amour_propre/pride>.
Pride or Amour propre. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amour_propre/pride.
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