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