PRIGGISHNESS Synonyms

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

• feelings of excessive pride

• an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things

• a witty or ingenious turn of phrase

• an artistic device or effect

• the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

• affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

• look down on with disdain

• reject with contempt

• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

• (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare is the basis of morality

• concern for your own interests and welfare

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

• the quality of being high or lofty

• impressiveness in scale or proportion

• lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

• lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

• the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

• an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

• an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

• an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction

• the trait of condescending to those of lower social status

• the quality of being snooty

• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

• the quality of being superior

• the quality of being at a competitive advantage

• displaying a sense of being better than others

• the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

• excessive or affected modesty

• exaggerated and arrogant properness