SELF | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Self

Self

self

Definition/Meaning

(noun)

a person's personality/character, nature, or behavior, especially when defined as what makes them unique;

e.g. I wanted to feel like my old self instead of the tired person I had become.

(noun)

the elements that make up the essence of a person's being or identity, such as their thoughts, emotions, sensations, and body, and that make them individual;

e.g. Some experiences help to strengthen the self and improve one's sense of worth.

(noun)

a person's own pleasures, advantage, or interests;

e.g. It is important to occasionally indulge the self and engage with something that makes you truly happy without caring what others think.

(adjective)

having the same quality/qualities throughout, especially being of the same color and/or material as the rest of something;

e.g. She was sewing an apron, and she gave it self pockets because she had extra fabric.

(verb)

(biology) to pollinate a plant with pollen from a flower on the same plant, or to cause an individual to breed with another individual of the same hybrid strain;

e.g. Gregor Mendel described the result of an experiment in which you self two plants.

(prefix)

aimed at oneself/itself, occurring by one's/its own actions, or broadly, relating to oneself/itself (used as "self-");

e.g. Constantly engaging in self-criticism can affect the way in which you perceive yourself.