inbilsk

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German inbildsch (“haughty”), related to German einbildisch and German einbilderisch. See also Danish indbildsk.

Adjective

inbilsk (comparative mer inbilsk, superlative mest inbilsk)

1. conceited, stuck up

Declension

Inflection of inbilsk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	inbilsk	mer inbilsk	mest inbilsk
Neuter singular	inbilskt	mer inbilskt	mest inbilskt
Plural	inbilska	mer inbilska	mest inbilska
Masculine plural3	inbilske	mer inbilska	mest inbilska
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	inbilske	mer inbilske	mest inbilske
All	inbilska	mer inbilska	mest inbilska
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• egenkär
• fåfäng
• självbelåten
• uppblåst

Antonyms

• ödmjuk

Derived terms

• inbilskhet

Related terms

• inbilla

References

• inbilsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• inbilsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• inbilsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)