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full of oneself

full of oneself adjective: egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.

Adjective

full of oneself (comparative more full of oneself, superlative most full of oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
    • I thought it not amiss to write him a line to let him know the regard you had for him, for as I know him to be vastly vain and full of himself I thought this might be a spur to his zeale.1897, Andrew Lang, chapter 8, in Pickle the Spy

Synonyms of full of oneself

Forms of full of oneself

comparativemore full of oneself
superlativemost full of oneself
alternative formfull of one's self

Questions about full of oneself

What does full of oneself mean?
Full of oneself means egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
What part of speech is full of oneself?
Full of oneself is an adjective.

Words near full of oneself in the dictionary

  1. full of bread
  2. full of crap
  3. full of hot air
  4. full of it
  5. full of one's self
  6. full of oneself
  7. full of piss and vinegar
  8. full of shit
  9. full of the devil
  10. full of the joys of spring
  11. full on

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