[syn: ego, egotism, self-importance]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Egotism \E"go*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. ego I + ending -tism for
-ism, prob. influenced by other English words in -tism fr.
the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See
Egoism.]
The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a
speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation;
self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or
parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense
of egoism.
[1913 Webster]
His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with
himself. --Hazlitt.
Syn: Egotism, Self-conceit, Vanity, Egoism.
Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one's talents,
capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out
of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and
exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising
from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It
shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of
others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are
concentrated on one's self. Its expression is egotism.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
egotism
n 1: an exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn:
egotism, self-importance, swelled head]
2: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
[syn: ego, egotism, self-importance]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "egotism":
acquisitiveness, arrogance, autism, boastfulness, boasting,
bragging, careerism, conceit, conceitedness, contempt, ego,
ego trip, egocentricity, egocentrism, egoism, egoisticalness,
egotisticalness, gasconade, gasconism, graspingness, greed,
individualism, interest, megalomania, narcissism, personal aims,
personal ambition, personal desires, personalism, possessiveness,
pride, privatism, remoteness, self-absorption, self-admiration,
self-advancement, self-centeredness, self-centerment,
self-consequence, self-consideration, self-containment,
self-devotion, self-esteem, self-importance, self-indulgence,
self-interest, self-interestedness, self-jealousy, self-love,
self-occupation, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving,
self-solicitude, self-sufficiency, selfishness, selfism,
superiority, vainglory, vainness, vaunting