Self-love
Self-love noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: nurtured a self-love that was far greater than any affection she ever felt for another person
Smugness
Smugness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: the sense of smugness that can come with too many easy victories
Self-love and smugness are semantically related in conceit topic. You can use "Self-love" instead a noun "Smugness", if it concerns topics such as egotism, arrogance, exaggerated self-opinion.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and self-love
- conceit and smugness
- pride and self-love
- pride and smugness
- pretension and self-love
- pretension and smugness
- self-esteem and self-love
- self-esteem and smugness
- amour-propre and self-love
- amour-propre and smugness
- egotism and self-love
- egotism and smugness
- vainglory and self-love
- vainglory and smugness
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