full of oneself
- idiom
- Informal
:
lleno de sí mismo
- You could say overconfidence, being full of oneself is another way of expressing it.
Examples
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Everyone found him difficult to work with as he tended to be full of oneself and rarely considered other opinions.
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His constant bragging and dismissive attitude showed that he was full of oneself.
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She never listens to others because she is always full of oneself.
Synonyms
260
4.5
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
227
8.9
Someone who thinks they are much better than others
58
7.8
Being sure you are much more important than other people
24
5.4
Thinking you are much better than other people
24
6.6
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
13
5.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
11
7.4
Thinking only of oneself and not caring about other people's feelings
6
8.6
A person who only cares about themselves and thinks they are more important than other people
6
4.9
Too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
4
8.6
Claiming to be more important or successful than you are
4
6.8
Thinking you are much better or more important than others
3
9.9
Bragging too much about how great you think you are
3
9.1
Acting more important than you really are
2
9.8
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
2
7.4
Caring only about your own needs and wants
1
7.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
1
6.7
Thinking you are better than other people and acting proud
Thinking you are better than other people
Being too proud and thinking you are better than others
Thinks she is much better than other people
Thinking you are much more important than other people
Having a very high opinion of yourself
Acting more confident and important than you really are
Antonyms
How Arrogant
Surface Forms
Morphology
full + of + oneself
The phrase literally combines 'full' (filled) with 'oneself' (one's own self), so a learner can infer a sense of being filled with one’s own qualities or attention; however the evaluative meaning 'arrogant; having an excessively high opinion of oneself' is a metaphorical extension rather than a strictly compositional result. This figurative nuance is partially predictable but typically requires some exposure to confirm the social/evaluative sense, so it is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Full of oneself may come from the simple picture of a person like a cup so full of oneself, their own pride, that there is no room for others. So, the phrase means 'being too proud' or 'thinking you are better than others'.