pleased with oneself
21too big for one's britches — too big for one s boots, informal sudden popularity has made Scully too big for his britches Syn: conceited, full of oneself, cocky, arrogant, cocksure, above oneself, self important, puffed up; vain, self satisfied, pleased with oneself, smug,… …
22big-headed — ▶ adjective (informal) CONCEITED, full of oneself, swollen headed, cocky, arrogant, cocksure, above oneself, self important; vain, self satisfied, pleased with oneself, smug, complacent; informal …
23too big for one's boots — (informal) CONCEITED, full of oneself, swollen headed, cocky, arrogant, cocksure, above oneself, self important; vain, self satisfied, pleased with oneself, smug, complacent; informal big headed; poetic/literary vaingloriou …
24self-satisfied — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. smug, vain, conceited; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. complacent, smug, pleased with oneself, proud, arrogant, *full of oneself, swelled headed, bigheaded, content. ANT.: self effacing, humble,… …
25conceited — adj self important, self esteeming, self admiring, self worshiping, self centered, egocentric, narcissistic, Sl. stuck or hung up on oneself; haughty, supercilious, disdainful, snobbish, Inf. stuck up; proud, overproud, overweening, vain,… …
26smug — [adj] pleased with oneself complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistical, holier thanthou*, hotshot*, pompous, priggish, puffed up*, self contented, self righteous, self satisfied, snobbish, stuck on oneself*, stuck up*, stuffy, superior,… …
27hug — v. & n. v.tr. (hugged, hugging) 1 squeeze tightly in one s arms, esp. with affection. 2 (of a bear) squeeze (a person) between its forelegs. 3 keep close to (the shore, kerb, etc.). 4 cherish or cling to (prejudices etc.). 5 refl. congratulate or …
28com|pla|cen|cy — «kuhm PLAY suhn see», noun. 1. the fact or state of being pleased with oneself or what one has; self satisfaction: »She solved the puzzle easily and smiled with complacency. ... that entire complacency and satisfaction which beam in the… …
29Christmas — /ˈkrɪsməs / (say krismuhs) noun 1. the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus, celebrated on 25 December or, by some Orthodox or Eastern Rite churches, on 6 or 7 January. 2. → Christmas Day. 3. the season when… …
30self-complacent — self complacence, self complacency, n. self complacently, adv. /self keuhm play seuhnt, self /, adj. pleased with oneself; self satisfied; smug. [1755 65] * * * …
