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AMOUR PROPRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amour propre mean? 

AMOUR PROPRE (noun)
  The noun AMOUR PROPRE has 1 sense:

1. feelings of excessive prideplay

  Familiarity information: AMOUR PROPRE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMOUR PROPRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Feelings of excessive pride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

amour propre; conceit; self-love; vanity

Hypernyms ("amour propre" is a kind of...):

pride; pridefulness (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)


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