# self-important

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.

## Etymology
From self- + important.

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