egotist
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ego + -t- inserted to avoid hiatus, or after the analogy of dramatist, epigrammatist, etc. + -ist
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]egotist (plural egotists)
- A person who talks excessively about themselves.
- A person who believes in their own importance or superiority.
- (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) An egoist (advocate of egoism).
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]person who talks excessively about themselves
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person who believes in their own importance and superiority
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egocentric or self-centered person — see egoist
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Further reading
[edit]- “egotist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “egotist”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French égotiste.
Adjective
[edit]egotist m or n (feminine singular egotistă, masculine plural egotiști, feminine and neuter plural egotiste)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | egotist | egotistă | egotiști | egotiste | |||
definite | egotistul | egotista | egotiștii | egotistele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | egotist | egotiste | egotiști | egotiste | |||
definite | egotistului | egotistei | egotiștilor | egotistelor |