PRONUNCIATION:
(ah-moor PRO-pruh)MEANING:
noun: Self-esteem; self-respect. ETYMOLOGY:
From French amour-propre (self-esteem), from amour (love) + propre (own). USAGE:
"Diaghilev was always happy to trample on the feelings of his colleagues if he thought that the outcome merited it and at different times we see Fokine, Benois, Bakst, and Nijinsky all desolated by jealousy and injured amour-propre."Luke Jennings; A Tyrannical Genius; The Observer (London, UK); Oct 25, 2009.
