self-consequence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-consequence
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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It is essentially Friel's lack of self-consequence that makes her so appealingly distinct from other British actresses--and many American ones too.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle’s good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
A little self-consequence too began to set in, longing for further recognition of the dignities of Madam Belamour.
From Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume by Charlotte Mary Yonge
At no time was he regarded as a person of profound judgement, and of vanity and self-consequence he is said to have possessed an abundant share.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin
"There's nobody else at Verner's Pride should scold me," responded Rachel, with a charming little air of self-consequence.
From Verner's Pride by Mrs. Henry Wood
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