Definition

1. Noun:
   • A conceited and self-centered person: An individual who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance, is excessively focused on themselves, and often talks about their own achievements and interests with little regard for others.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He was such an egotist that he could talk for hours about his own life without asking a single question about anyone else's.
  • The artist was known as a brilliant but difficult egotist who believed his work was superior to all others.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a complete/utter egotist": Used to emphasize that someone is extremely self-centered.

  • His refusal to acknowledge his team's contributions showed he was a complete egotist.

• "The classic egotist": Describes someone who perfectly embodies the typical traits of self-centeredness.

  • With his constant self-promotion, he was the classic egotist.

Variants and Related Words

• Egotism (n): The quality or state of being an egotist; excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing.

  • His speech was full of egotism and lacked any substance about the community's needs.

• Egotistic (adj): Characteristic of an egotist; conceited.

  • She found his egotistic remarks about his wealth to be very off-putting.

• Egotistical (adj): Another adjective form with the same meaning as 'egotistic'.

  • His egotistical behavior made it hard for him to keep friends.

Synonyms

• Narcissist: A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves. (Often implies a deeper psychological condition.)
• Braggart: A person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
• Egoist: A person who is preoccupied with their own interests; a selfish person. (Note: In philosophy, 'egoist' has a specific meaning related to ethical egoism, but in common usage, it overlaps with 'egotist'.)

Antonyms

• Altruist: A person who has an unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
• Humble person: An individual who has a modest view of their own importance.

Related Idioms

• "Full of oneself": Behaving in a very conceited or self-important way. (This is a descriptive phrase, not an idiom containing the word 'egotist' itself, but it describes the same trait.)
  • Ever since he got promoted, he's been so full of himself.

Noun

1. a conceited and self-centered person