self-consequence

American  

[self-kon-si-kwuhns, self-] / ˈsɛlfˈkɒn sɪ kwəns, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

1. self-important character or quality; self-importance.

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Etymology

Origin of self-consequence

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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self-consequence

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

"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

Time has not affected his intellect, or impaired his self-consequence.

From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by H. H. Riley

She had carried herself with an air of too much self-consequence; or, if she came down to the level of old friends and companions, it was with too evident a feeling of condescension.

From The Allen House by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur