self-love

1. 1.

   feelings of excessive pride

   Synonymsamour propreconceitvanity

   Broaderpride
2. 2.

   an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

   “self-love that shut out everyone else”

   Synonymsnarcismnarcissism

   Broaderconceit

Questions about self-love

What does self-love mean?

self-love means "feelings of excessive pride". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-love?

self-love has 2 syllables: sel-f-love. The stress falls on "sel".

What is another word for self-love?

Close synonyms include amour propre, conceit, vanity, narcism, narcissism. 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.

Is self-love a common word?

self-love is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.