Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-satisfying

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: self--sat-is-fy-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Giving satisfaction to oneself.

Example Sentences

"When one has an intimate knowledge of a business it is easy—and to some extent self-satisfying—to find fault with the way it is run by those in charge."

Etymology

From self- + satisfying.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Inflected Forms

more self-satisfying (comparative) most self-satisfying (superlative)

Questions

What does self-satisfying mean?: Giving satisfaction to oneself.
Where does self-satisfying come from?: From self- + satisfying.

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