Synonyms for self-absorbed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : self-ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd, self-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd, ˌsɛlf-

Définition of self-absorbed

Origin : 1796, from self- + absorbed (see absorb).

adj vain

Example sentences :

Halfman proved too indifferent or too self-absorbed to take umbrage.
Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy

But Evelyn was too self-absorbed to detect the obvious hint.
Extract from : « Captain Desmond, V.C. » by Maud Diver

Flice followed with Keith, who was silent and self-absorbed.
Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various

And anyway it is generous of us not to be too self-absorbed.
Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day

The chauffeur, who knew him well, had never found the priest so self-absorbed.
Extract from : « Grey Town » by Gerald Baldwin

It was so like Oliver to be silent and self-absorbed when he was anxious.
Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow

She was self-absorbed, but not selfish in the ordinary sense of the term.
Extract from : « Working in the Shade » by Theodore P Wilson

She was self-absorbed, and had the shyness which attends upon that habit.
Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook

He was self-absorbed, and it did not occur to him in that light.
Extract from : « Madonna Mary » by Mrs. Oliphant

Hugh muttered fiercely to himself as he walked alone and self-absorbed.
Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux

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