Vainglory synonyms
vān'glôr'ē, vān-glôr'ē
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The use of such expressions in writing or speaking
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- The use of such expressions in writing or speaking
- A fanciful poetic image, especially an elaborate or exaggerated comparison.
- (--- Obsolete) The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.
The quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
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- The quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
Stately or brilliant display; splendor
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- Stately or brilliant display; splendor
- Dignified or magnificent display; splendor:
- Vain or ostentatious display:
arrogance (related)
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ostentation (related)
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pride (related)
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Self-regard, self-esteem.
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- Self-regard, self-esteem.
- Alternative form of amour propre.
- Respect for oneself; self-esteem.
A flight of imagination; fancy
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- A flight of imagination; fancy
- A fanciful or witty expression or notion; often, specif., a striking and elaborate metaphor, sometimes one regarded, esp. formerly, as strained and arbitrary
- (--- Obsolete) The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.
In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
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- In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
- (Psychoanalysis) That part of the psyche which experiences the external world, or reality, through the senses, organizes the thought processes rationally, and governs action: it mediates between the impulses of the id, the demands of the environment, and the standards of the superego
- Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.
Egotism; conceit.
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- Egotism; conceit.
- The belief that self-interest provides the proper basis for moral behavior.
- (Ethics) The doctrine that self-interest is the proper goal of all human actions
Constant, excessive reference to oneself in speaking or writing
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- Constant, excessive reference to oneself in speaking or writing
- An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit.
- Conceit or vanity
(Psychoanalysis) Arrest at or regression to the first stage of libidinal development, in which the self is an object of erotic pleasure
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- (Psychoanalysis) Arrest at or regression to the first stage of libidinal development, in which the self is an object of erotic pleasure
- Erotic pleasure derived from contemplation or admiration of one's own body or self, especially as a fixation on or a regression to an infantile stage of development.
- Excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.
Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association:
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- Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association:
- A flamboyant or impressive group:
- Delight or satisfaction in one's own or another's achievements, in associations, etc.
- The property of being vain.
Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility:
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- Worthlessness, pointlessness, or futility:
- (Short for) vanity case
- Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceit.
An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego.
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- An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego.
- Self-aggrandizement; an act undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
- (Slang) A trip, or experience, that gratifies or indulges the ego
self-love (related)
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Find another word for vainglory. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for vainglory, like: conceit, arrogance, pomp, arrogance, ostentation, pride, amour-propre, conceit, ego, egoism and egotism.
