1. characteristic of false pride
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

    e.g. a conceited fool
           an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
           an egotistical disregard of others
           so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
           growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
           vain about her clothes

    Synonym: conceitedegotisticself-conceitedswollenswollen-headedvain

2. characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

    Synonym: egotisticnarcissisticself-loving