self-flattering
1self-flattering — index orgulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2self-flattering — adjective Date: circa 1586 given to self flattery …
3self-flattering — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ adjective : given to self flattery …
4self-flattery — self flattering, adj. /self flat euh ree, self /, n. praise and exaggeration of one s own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one s faults or failings; self congratulation. [1670 80] * * * …
5self-flat|ter|y — «SEHLF FLAT uhr ee», noun. flattery of oneself; indulgence in self flattering ideas: »sentimental self flattery …
6self-flattery — n. = SELF APPRECIATION. Derivatives: self flattering adj …
7Self-enhancement — is a concept from the field of social psychology that is commonly used to describe the predisposition that individuals have ...to distort self appraisals so as to maintain the most favorable self view .Citation… …
8flattering — (adj.) late 14c., pleasing to the imagination, pp. adj. from FLATTER (Cf. flatter). Meaning gratifying to self esteem is from 1757. Related: Flatteringly …
9Flattering — Flatter Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter},… …
10To set one's self against — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
