self-important

1. 1.

   having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

   “an arrogant official”

   “arrogant claims”

   “chesty as a peacock”

   Synonymsarrogantchesty

   Similarproud

Questions about self-important

What does self-important mean?

self-important means "having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride".

How many syllables are in self-important?

self-important has 4 syllables and divides as sel-f-im-por-tant 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.