amour-propre
See also: amour propre
English edit
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.