self-styled
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself.
Example Sentences
- "This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth."
- "“A more heartfelt word, notwithstanding its playfulness,” said the elder lady, “than some of those self-styled patriots, that come here to give us laws, would pronounce, I have no doubt.”"
- "Partial results showed Hollande – a former Socialist party leader, rural MP and self-styled Mr Normal – with a clear lead at more than 28%, compared with Sarkozy on 27%."
- "If representation and recruitment is an objective, self-styled mavericks like Kelly and his Queensland sidekick George Christensen have some utility."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English styled English self-styled From self- + styled.