Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance:
— A conceited fool.
— An attitude of self-conceited arrogance.

synonyms: egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain.

Roget 481: misjudging etc. v.; ill-judging, wrong-headed; prejudiced etc. v.; jaundiced; shortsighted, purblind; partial, one-sided, superficial.    narrow-minded, narrow-souled^†; mean-spirited; confined, illiberal, intolerant, besotted, infatuated, fanatical, entete [Fr.], positive, dogmatic, conceited; opinative, opiniative^†; opinioned, opinionate, opinionative, opinionated; self-opinioned, wedded to an opinion, opini=atre; bigoted etc. (obstinate) 606; crotchety, fussy, impracticable; unreasonable, stupid etc. 499; credulous etc. 486; warped.    misjudged etc. v.. ... show more

Roget 855: affected, full of affectation, pretentious, pedantic, stilted, stagy, theatrical, big-sounding, ad captandum; canting, insincere.    not natural, unnatural; self-conscious; maniere; artificial; overwrought, overdone, overacted; euphuist etc. 577.    stiff, starch, formal, prim, smug, demure, tire a quatre epingles, quakerish, puritanical, prudish, pragmatical, priggish, conceited, coxcomical, foppish, dandified; finical, finikin; mincing, simpering, namby-pamby, sentimental.    ... show more

Roget 880: vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock; conceited, overweening, pert, forward; vainglorious, high-flown; ostentatious etc. 882; puffed up, inflated, flushed.    self-satisfied, self-confident, self-sufficient, self-flattering, self-admiring, self-applauding, self-glorious, self-opinionated; entente etc. (wrongheaded) 481; wise in one's own conceit, pragmatical^†, overwise^†, pretentious, priggish; egotistic, egotistical; soi-disant etc. (boastful) 884 [Fr.]; arrogant etc. 885.    unabashed, unblushing; unconstrained, unceremonious; free and easy.    ... show more

Polish: chełpliwy, pyszałkowaty