Self - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |self|  American pronunciation of the word self
Brit.  |self|  British pronunciation of the word self

noun

- your consciousness of your own identity (syn: ego)
- a person considered as a unique individual
one's own self

adjective

- (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self
self-knowledge
self-proclaimed
self-induced

Extra examples

...a self-red rose of a shade that hasn't been seen before...

She showed her better self at the party.

Her public self is very different from her private self.

Philosophers have written about the conception of the self.

Young babies do not have a fully developed sense of self.

Sid was not his usual smiling self.

Howard was beginning to feel like his old self again.

Jim was beginning to feel like his old self again.

Peter was the only one to whom she showed her true self.

It's always self, self, self! You never think of anyone else!

Word forms

noun
singular: self
plural: selves
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