narcissan

adjective

nar·​cis·​san

(ˈ)när¦sisᵊn

often capitalized

1

: of or relating to the mythological Narcissus

2

: narcissistic

Word History

Etymology

Narcissus, beautiful youth of Greco-Roman mythology who fell in love with his own image, died of unrequited love and was turned into the flower narcissus (from Latin, from Greek Narkissos) + English -an

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