# self-serious

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Taking oneself too seriously, pretentiously and humorlessly convinced of one's own seriousness.

## Etymology
From self- + serious.

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