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An affable person is pleasant, friendly, and easy to talk to.
If your behavior or manner is altruistic, you show you care more about other people and their interests than you care about yourself.
The adjective blithe indicates that someone does something casually or in a carefree fashion without much concern for the end result; as a result, they are happy and lighthearted.
Bonhomie is a friendly feeling among a group of people.
A chivalrous man behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honorable way, especially towards women.
Complacent persons are too confident and relaxed because they think that they can deal with a situation easily; however, in many circumstances, that is not the case.
Someone who possesses conceit has excessive self-pride—and thus thinks too highly of their abilities.
A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant, friendly, and enjoyable.
A man who is debonair is sophisticated, charming, friendly, and confident.
Someone does something in a disinterested way when they have no personal involvement or attachment to the action.
An egotistical person thinks about or is concerned with no one else other than themselves.
Insouciance is a lack of concern or worry for something that should be shown more careful attention or consideration.
If someone exhibits magnanimity towards another, they show them kindness and noble generosity, especially after defeating them in battle or after having been treated badly by them.
A misanthrope is someone who hates and mistrusts people.
A munificent person is extremely generous, especially with money.
Someone who is nonchalant is very relaxed and appears not to be worried about anything.
If you are oblivious to something that is happening, you do not notice it.
Someone is overweening when they are not modest; rather, they think way too much of themselves and let everyone know about it.
Philanthropy is unselfish support in the form of donating money, work, or gifts to positive social purposes; philanthropy is also overall love for humans in general.
To be politic in a decision is to be socially wise and diplomatic.
If you are pompous, you think that you are better than other people; therefore, you tend to show off and be highly egocentric.
If your body is affected by torpor, you are severely lacking in energy; therefore, you are idle—and can even be numb.
A troglodyte is reclusive, severely lacking in social skills, and is out of step with current times.
If you are vainglorious, you are very proud of yourself and let other people know about it.
Noun
narcissism
NAHR-suh-siz-em
Context
Ida Showman’s narcissism or self-centered vanity knew no bounds. She constantly thought about and adored herself; to this end, her house was full of mirrors so that she could gaze at her reflection in narcissistic, self-loving bliss. Every conversation she had with others was narcissistic, or centered solely on herself. In her narcissism or excessive self-love, Ida purchased a present for herself every day; she was, after all, the very best, and deserved it more than anyone in the whole world.
Quiz:Try again!
When is someone narcissistic?
When that person is absolutely beautiful.
When that person is consumed with self-admiration.
Narcotic Kiss Her narcissism was so bad that she would blissfully kiss herself in the mirror in such a way that it produced a narcotic or pain-killing, pleasurable effect; hence did narcissism eventually do her in--she just couldn't bear to leave that mirror to eat or sleep.
Examples
Although the word vain immediately brings to mind images [of] primping and preening in front of a mirror, it can also mean ineffectual, empty, and unsuccessful. . . . The difference between narcissism and vanity is that the vain see something lacking, whereas a narcissist already sees perfection.
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KCUR, Kansas City Public Media
Picture a world where human relationships are challenging, narcissism and self-centeredness are on the rise, and there is disagreement on the best way for people to live harmoniously together. It sounds like 21st-century America. But the society that [Harvard professor] Michael Puett . . . is describing to more than 700 rapt undergraduates is China, 2,500 years ago.
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The Atlantic
Clinical experiments show that people who express gratitude in some form every day live more-content lives, and they record lower levels of narcissism and entitlement.
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The Washington Post
Leaders too often "suffer from narcissism and grandiosity that blind them to the shortcomings of their own character," says Jean Lipman-Blumen, author of the book _The Allure of Toxic Leaders_.
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USA Today
Narcissism comes through “Narcissus,” a character in Greek mythology who fell madly in love with himself, lulling himself into a “numbness” or “deadness” of extreme self-absorption. After Narcissus died, he was transformed into the narcissus flower, some varieties of which contain chemicals that induce sleep.
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An Echo of Narcissus This story from Greek mythology tells of a narcissistic young man who was cursed to love only himself, and excessively at that.
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Related Words
blithe ·
complacent ·
conceit+ ·
disinterested ·
egotistical+ ·
insouciance ·
misanthrope ·
nonchalant ·
oblivious ·
overweening ·
pompous+ ·
torpor ·
troglodyte ·
vainglorious+ ·
affable ·
altruistic ·
bonhomie ·
chivalrous ·
congenial ·
debonair ·
magnanimity ·
munificent ·
philanthropy ·
politic ·
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Word Variants
narcissistic
adj
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excessively filled with self-love
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