What do you call a person who talks about nothing but himself? [duplicate]
How to describe a person in a word who keeps mentioning about his own life story or about himself for every topic that is being conversed? Be it interesting or boring, he has the ability to pick out something that has happened to him or he himself creates a chance to talk about himself.
Edit: The person is not selfish. He does care for others. I am just saying that the person relates everything to his life and talks about it, that too not even in a conceited way. This person is experienced enough to relate everything to things that has happened to him.
Solution 1:
Self-Absorbed
This is similar to self-centered, but perhaps has less of a negative connotation. A person who talks about themselves a lot may simply be introverted, and socially awkward, and therefore not have a lot else to talk about. They may also try to give themselves a sense of social relevance, not realising that it is actually counter-productive.
Solution 2:
I like narcissistic,.
:egocentric [Webster's].
It is perhaps a stronger word than the definition and transitions nicely to the noun narcissist.
Solution 3:
It may be self serving but I find the following to be self evident:
Self-centered
adjective
preoccupied with oneself and one's affairs.
"he's far too self-centered to care what you do"
synonyms: egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-interested, self-serving;
I selfishly presume you'll find this answer to be self-sufficient.
Solution 4:
"Egocentric" fits the characteristics you describe. It's a little stronger to me than self-centered or selfish.
From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egocentric:
Caring too much about yourself and not about other people
Limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs
Solution 5:
You might consider, full of themselves
full of oneself
Conceited, self-centered, as in Ever since she won the prize Mary's been so full of herself that no one wants to talk to her. This expression uses full of in the sense of "engrossed with" or "absorbed with," a usage dating from about 1600.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer