navel-gazing

1. 1.

   literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

   Synonymsomphaloskepsis

   Broaderself-absorption

Questions about navel-gazing

What does navel-gazing mean?

navel-gazing means "literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption".

How many syllables are in navel-gazing?

navel-gazing has 4 syllables and divides as na-vel--ga-zing under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for navel-gazing?

Close synonyms include omphaloskepsis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.