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Definition of Amour propre
1. Noun. Feelings of excessive pride.
Generic synonyms: Pride, Pridefulness
Derivative terms: Vain
Definition of Amour propre
1. Noun. Self-regard, self-esteem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amour Propre
Literary usage of Amour propre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern Régime by Hippolyte Taine (1894)
"How ambition and amour-propre are gratified.—The monastic principle of celibacy.—The
monastic and military principle of obedience. ..."
2. Old England and New England, in a series of views taken on the spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"American notions, and some of them very funny ones—How to pare an apple—Thick
skins and thin skins—amour propre, and too much of it —All America's great ..."
3. Réflexions: Ou, Sentences Et Maximes Morales de La Rochefoucauld by François La Rochefoucauld, Louis-Aimé Martin (1822)
"Amour-propre, le plus grand de tous les flatteurs, M. 2. — Il est encore inconnu, M.
3. ... La fidélité est une invention de l'amour-propre, M. 247. ..."
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