Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
Design; pattern.
An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.