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self-im·por·tant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. arrogant, chesty, self-importantadjective

    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

    "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

Wiktionary

  1. self-importantadjective

    Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.

    The assistant manager was a self-important fellow who strutted about the office barking instructions.

ChatGPT

  1. self-important

    Self-important refers to a person who has an inflated sense of their importance, value, or significance, often excessively so. Such individuals tend to think highly of themselves, frequently seeking attention and admiration from others, and may often disregard the opinions or needs of other people, considering them less significant than their own.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-importantadjective

    having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-important in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-important in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of self-important in a Sentence

  1. Korean Proverb:

    Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important.

  2. An NBC correspondent:

    He’s not a good anchor. He’s boring and self-important. It’s time for a change.

  3. Robert Shiller:

    It has something to do with Trumpism, there is a pass-it-on mentality. A sense that' those experts are just self-important ; they don't know anything.'.


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