amour-propre
See also: amour propre
English
Noun
amour-propre (uncountable)
- Alternative form of amour propre
French
Etymology
amour (“love”) + propre (“(one's) own”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.muʁ.pʁɔpʁ/
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Noun
amour-propre m (usually uncountable, plural amours-propres)
- self-esteem; quality of self-love; positive regard for oneself
Descendants
- → English: amour propre
Further reading
- “amour-propre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.