preeners
Self-admiring folks
Preeners are people or animals who preen—grooming feathers or fussing over appearance.
Birds are literal preeners, smoothing and cleaning their plumage.
For humans, the word carries a note of vanity: preeners spend excessive time admiring themselves in mirrors or adjusting their look.
The preeners in the bathroom were holding up the line.
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- avianOf or concerning birds
flock · songbirds · perch · roost · birdbath · warbler · sparrow · finch
Obsessed with one's image
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
self-important · haughty · pompous · showy · ostentatious · boastful · self-satisfied · preoccupied
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
avian · flock · songbirds · perch · roost · birdbath · warbler · sparrow · finch · thrush
narcissistic
Obsessed with one's image
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- self-admiringFond of oneself
smug · self-important · haughty · pompous · showy · ostentatious · boastful · self-satisfied · preoccupied · primping
primping
Fussing over appearance
brush · comb · haircare · cosmetics · makeup · manicure · touchups · smoothing · adjusting · beautifying
preenerswallflowers
Timid party attendees
shrinking violets · plain Janes · introverts · ascetics · recluses