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I think because I did become a well-known face in my thirties and not in my twenties, I was pretty settled in my boots and I knew who I was. And I think there's a sort of Scottish thing, too, where you don't take yourself too seriously, and you don't get carried away with your own sense of self-importance.
Ashley Jensen

Meaning of "self-importance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-IMPORTANCE

self-importance  [ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːtəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-IMPORTANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Importance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-IMPORTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Egoism

The terms "egoism" and "egotism" may refer to: ▪ Egotism, an excessive or exaggerated sense of self-importance ▪ Ethical egoism, the doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest ▪ Psychological egoism, the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest ▪ Rational egoism, the belief that it is rational to act in one's self-interest ▪ Solipsism, the belief that only one's self exists, or that only the experiences of one's self can be verified ▪ Egoist anarchism, a form of anarchism, as most often represented by Max Stirner ▪ Egocentrism, inability to "put oneself in other peoples' shoes"...

Definition of self-importance in the English dictionary

The definition of self-importance in the dictionary is the quality of having or showing an unduly high opinion of your own abilities, importance, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-IMPORTANCE


acceptance
əkˈsɛptəns
acutance
əˈkjuːtəns
advertence
ədˈvɜːtəns
assistance
əˈsɪstəns
comportance
kəmˈpɔːtəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
importance
ɪmˈpɔːtəns
inadvertence
ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
misadvertence
ˌmɪsədˈvɜːtəns
portance
ˈpɔːtəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
sentence
ˈsɛntəns
sortance
ˈsɔːtəns
sportance
ˈspɔːtəns
substance
ˈsʌbstəns
supportance
səˈpɔːtəns
transportance
trænsˈpɔːtəns
unimportance
ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-IMPORTANCE

self-identity
self-ignite
self-ignition
self-image
self-immolation
self-important
self-importantly
self-imposed
self-improvement
self-incompatibility
self-incompatible
self-induced
self-inductance
self-induction
self-inductive
self-indulgence
self-indulgent
self-indulgently
self-inflicted
self-insurance

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-IMPORTANCE

acquaintance
admittance
advance
amount of substance
antimicrobial resistance
capacitance
circumstance
conductance
Constance
court of first instance
for instance
inductance
inheritance
long-distance
reluctance
remittance
repentance
stance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of self-importance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-importance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-IMPORTANCE

Find out the translation of self-importance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-importance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-importance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我的重要性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engreimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

self-importance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म महत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أهمية الذات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самомнение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto-importância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাঁক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suffisance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepentingan diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstbewusstsein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自尊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 중요성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penting banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tự phụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய முக்கியத்துவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्म-महत्त्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendini beğenmişlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presunzione boria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarozumiałości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зарозумілість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- importanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - σημασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- belang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självtillräcklighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvhøytidelighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-importance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-IMPORTANCE»

The term «self-importance» is regularly used and occupies the 107.615 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-IMPORTANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «self-importance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «self-importance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-importance

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELF-IMPORTANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-importance.
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Whitfield Diffie
One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certain self-importance.
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Christopher Guest
Folk musicians have a lot of the same self-importance, but they're way more cruel and jealous than rock musicians - I know this for a fact because I used to be a folk musician.
3
Ashley Jensen
I think because I did become a well-known face in my thirties and not in my twenties, I was pretty settled in my boots and I knew who I was. And I think there's a sort of Scottish thing, too, where you don't take yourself too seriously, and you don't get carried away with your own sense of self-importance.
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Larry Kramer
I came from Yale, where you get an extracurricular degree in self-importance because you went there. When AIDS happened, I was treated like an outcast. And I don't like that feeling.
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Moby
I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends to lead to narcissism and self-importance.
6
Marie Rutkoski
Throughout my college years, I'd watch my sister squeal every Christmas as she unwrapped another 'Buffy' DVD set. I didn't know much about the series, but I was filled with that obnoxious self-importance that comes from having decided to be an Academic Who Reads Serious Things.
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Julia Sawalha
Actors think they're far more important than they are, and that can only lead to hurt. People with colossal self-importance have very far to fall.
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Thomas Szasz
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.
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Alice Temperley
A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.
10
J. Donald Walters
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-IMPORTANCE»

Discover the use of self-importance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-importance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Craft of the Warrior
Chapter. Five. Self-importance. People lose much of their personal power through a variety of common power leaks. The leakages are so severe that most people maintain only enough power to survive and continue their lives with little more ...
Robert L. Spencer, 2005
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language. 2 vols. [in 3. Vol. 1 ...
edby), ciused by or arising from this pride or self-importance, caused by or arising from this person's pride or self-importance ; ad. from or because of this pride or self-importance. «7W*fts«r», a. (from flvtf^l?, this pride, and Waj, in- creasing ...
William Carey, 1825
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The Anger Habit Workbook: Proven Principles to Calm the ...
A major source of anger is a person's sense of self-importance. Self-importance is quite different from self-esteem. In fact, it is a major barrier to the development of self- esteem. Your self-esteem assures you that you have the ability to deal with ...
Carl Semmelroth, 2002
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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
edby), caused by or arising from this pride or self-importance, caused by or arising from this person's pride or self-importance; ad. from or because of this pride or self-importance. □*W**ts*tfa», a. (from 4WK^*1ir, this pride, and increasing ...
William Carey, 1825
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language: in which the words ...
(from suit", this pride, and 'III, pradueiule , producibie by or arising from this pride or self importance, producible by or arising from this person's pride or self- importance. m imam, ad. (Jim. can of antitrust), for this pride or self-importance.
William Carey, 1825
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A Theory of Personality Development
A person needs to have a strong sense of self- importance to attend to another's needs without loss of self. In every partnership, there must exist a way for the members to resolve differences of opinion and power struggles (Funt, 1988).
Luciano L'Abate, Charles H. Bryson, 1994
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Spiritual Christianity 2nd Edition: Spiritual Direction to ...
Spiritual Direction to the Holy Spirit William M. Beecham. Self importance Self- importance makes an opposite to humility. Self-importance provokes resistance to change. Self-important feelings can lead to a sense of vulnerability. Threats can ...
William M. Beecham, 2013
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Autonomy and Self-Respect
The processes by which we overcome self-importance are doubtless many and complex, but it seems unlikely that they are exclusively concerned with how we relate to other people and animals. Learning humility requires learning to feel that ...
Thomas E. Hill, 1991
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The Road Within
Unless you are born again, you haven't transformed. Yet you don't really transform, though you are changed. You just simply woke up. The four things are 1) believe it is possible 2) strive to reduce your “self” importance 3) do the walk that will ...
Douglas S. McCarron
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Relational Competence Theory: Research and Mental Health ...
These results suggest that inmates tend to show a selfish relational propensity determined not by a higher level of Self-Importance that is equal to the levels of Self-Importance in controls, but by a lower perception of the importance of others.
Luciano L'Abate, Mario Cusinato, Eleonora Maino, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-IMPORTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-importance is used in the context of the following news items.
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At Regen Projects, Rachel Harrison showcases the art of self
... an acronym for Fear of Missing Out, serves fairly well to encapsulate the noxious combination of desperation and self-importance that permeates the show. «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
2
Monis showed 'delusional self-importance'
Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis displayed 'delusional self-importance' when he complained to a human rights group about receiving hate mail, the ... «Sky News Australia, May 15»
3
The self-importance of being Robert Peston by EPHRAIM …
Robert Peston, the BBC's self-important economics editor, now complains that his programme about the political situation in France clashes with the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
4
Natural charm of popular Proteas beats self-importance of competitors
IT WAS 20 years ago that SA's cricketers were given their first talk about how dangerous the media could be and how they should be avoided. It was on tour in ... «BDlive, Feb 15»
5
How insecurity and preening kill corporate common sense
The next enemy of common sense is self-importance, which over the past two ... Self-importance not only makes business people lose the plot at work, but at ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
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​John Woodhouse: “London has become a hideous epicentre of …
It has become a hideous epicentre of gobby self-importance. No wonder Loose Women is recorded there. The monster that is modern London has fed on the ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jan 15»
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Thankfully, Paul Thomas Anderson Loses His Self-Importance for …
Paul Thomas Anderson was making serious movies long before he started making "serious" movies, ponderous works of certified art such as There Will Be ... «LA Weekly, Dec 14»
8
The self-importance of being Birdman
In that sense, Birdman seems designed as a direct response to Iñárritu's critics, too self-centred and bullying to appreciate the real art of self-importance and ... «Cult MTL, Oct 14»
9
Politico Morning Newsletter Reeks Of Self-Importance
Ever heard those car alarms that sound like this? BLEEP! BLEEP! BLEP! Siiiiirrrroonnnn. BLEEP! BLEEP! BLEP! Siiiiirrrroonnn. Siiiiirrronnn. BLEEP! BLEEP! «Daily Caller, Oct 14»
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Michael Sona's own 'arrogance and self-importance' led to his …
... of one of these witnesses, who testified that he told Sona to “shut the f— up.” Instead, Hearn said, “His apparent arrogance and self-importance prevailed.” ... «National Post, Aug 14»

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