narcissine

See also: Narcissine

English

Etymology

From Latin narcissinus, from Ancient Greek ναρκίσσινος (narkíssinos), from νάρκισσος (nárkissos, “narcissus”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːsɪsiːn/, /nɑːˈsɪsiːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑɹsɪsin/, /nɑɹˈsɪsin/

Adjective

narcissine (comparative more narcissine, superlative most narcissine)

1. Narcissistic, loving oneself excessively. [from 19th c.]
   • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

     Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit. Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.

Noun

narcissine (uncountable)

1. (archaic, chemistry) Lycorine.