Self synonyms
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Part of speech:
by one's own effort
one's being
A single thing, being, or organism, esp., when regarded as a member of a class, species, group, etc.
Egotism; conceit
self (related)
of one's self
oneself
One's normal or healthy condition or state.
inner nature
(Grammar) Any of three groups of pronoun forms with corresponding verb inflections that distinguish the speaker (first person), the individual addressed (second person), and the individual or thing spoken of (third person).
character (related)
The fully developed self; one's personality, character.
be (related)
by one's self
alone (related)
Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
Produced independent from an external cause or influence.
Self-regulating:
automatous
autonomic
Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
Functioning independently without control by others
Developing from within; originating internally
Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
narcistic
(Psychol.) Existing or originating within the observer's mind or sense organs and, hence, incapable of being checked externally or verified by other persons
All the physical and mental qualities that make up a person; personality
The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.
(Usually pluralized, chiefly philosophy) Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
The condition or fact of being a specific person or thing; individuality
A single person or thing; individual
individualization
The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized.
A form of I, used: a) as an intensifier [I saw it myself; I myself saw it] b) as a reflexive [I hurt myself] c) with the meaning “my real, true, or normal self” [I am not myself today] (in this construction my functions as an adjective and self as a noun, and they may be separated) [my own sweet self] Now sometimes used as a subject or a nonreflexive object in certain contexts [he spoke to John and myself]
Excessive interest in one's own appearance, comfort, importance, abilities, etc.
That which belongs to oneself
(Archaic) The quality or fact of being a particular person; personal identity; individuality
proprium
In Aristotelian thought, a predicable property common to all members of a kind but not constituting part of the definition of that kind.
(Psychiatry) The mind considered as a subjectively perceived, functional entity, based ultimately upon physical processes but with complex processes of its own: it governs the total organism and its interactions with the environment
Something substantive
A short, personal communication placed as in a newspaper
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