# egotism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #68,181

## Definitions
1. A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
2. A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
3. The result or product of being egoistic.
4. Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).

## Etymology
From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- (perhaps modelled on dogmatism, despotism, idiotism) + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/egotism