a|mour-pro|pre

a|mour-pro|pre
a|mour-pro|pre «a MUR PR pruh», noun, or amour propre,
French. conceit; self-esteem: »

I am a plastic surgeon—I am not God. All you can do now is cover your imperfections with amour-propre (New Yorker).


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  • Amour propre — A mour pro pre ([.a] m[=oo]r pr[ o] pr ). [F.] Self love; self esteem. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amour-propre* — a•mour pro•pre [[t]a murˈprɔ prə[/t]] n. French. self esteem; self respect • Etymology: lit., self love …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • da — abab·da; acar·i·da; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·com·mo·da·tion; ac·com·mo·da·tion·al; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cor·da·tu·ra; acel·da·ma; achor·da·ta; ac·ni·da; acras·i·da; acras·pe·da; ac·ti·noi·da; ac·ti·no·myx·i·da;… …   English syllables

  • ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… …   English syllables

  • val — ab·la·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ad·jec·ti·val; aero·na·val; aes·ti·val; agen·ti·val; an·ti·lar·val; ar·chi·val; bi·val·via; ca·cio·ca·val·lo; can·a·val·ia; car·ni·val; car·ni·val·esque; ca·val·la; ca·val·let·ti; che·val; chi·val·ric;… …   English syllables

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