chestiness
Swaggering self-importance displayed
Chestiness is the quality of being puffed up with pride or self-importance—the bearing of someone who walks around with chest thrust forward.
It suggests swagger, cockiness, or an inflated sense of one's own worth: His chestiness after the promotion annoyed his coworkers.
Less commonly, it can refer to a physical sensation of chest congestion.
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- braggadocioVain, empty self-promotion
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- bombastPretentious hollow language
showboating · cockiness · vainglory · self-aggrandizement · grandstanding · strutting · crowing · preening
Pleasure from one's achievements
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- egoOne's self-image
self-admiration · complacency · self-regard · preening · dignity · self-respect · self-esteem · hubris
Disdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
disdain · imperiousness · high-handedness · contemptuousness · aloofness · overbearingness · insolence · loftiness
Confidence in one's abilities
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- self-possessionCalm control of oneself
aplomb · composure · conviction · assertiveness · decisiveness · forthrightness · directness · self-reliance
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
- phlegmViscous airway secretion
mucus · rattling · tightness · infection · cold · catarrh · stuffiness · inflammation
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- braggadocioVain, empty self-promotion
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
bombast · showboating · cockiness · vainglory · self-aggrandizement · grandstanding · strutting · crowing · preening · swaggering
self-satisfaction
Pleasure from one's achievements
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
ego · self-admiration · complacency · self-regard · preening · dignity · self-respect · self-esteem · hubris · grandiosity
haughtiness
Disdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
snobbery · disdain · imperiousness · high-handedness · contemptuousness · aloofness · overbearingness · insolence · loftiness · self-importance
self-assurance
Confidence in one's abilities
self-possession · aplomb · composure · conviction · assertiveness · decisiveness · forthrightness · directness · self-reliance · pluck
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
phlegm · mucus · rattling · tightness · infection · cold · catarrh · stuffiness · inflammation · pneumonia
chestinesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · meekness · self-effacement · unpretentiousness
chestinesstimidity
Fearful lack of courage
sheepishness · bashfulness · reticence · shrinking violet · self-consciousness
chest, breast, chested, chesty, chestful, chestier, chestiest, chestfuls