amour-propre

See also: amour propre

English

Noun

amour-propre

Alternative form of amour propre

French

Etymology

amour (“love”) +‎ propre (“(one's) own”).

Noun

amour-propre m (usually uncountable, plural amours-propres)

self-esteem; quality of self-love; positive regard for oneself

Further reading

“amour-propre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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