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Definitions for Self

[1] a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
[2] a person's nature, character, etc.: his better self.
[3] personal interest.
[4] Philosophy . the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc. the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience.
[5] being the same throughout, as a color; uniform.
[6] being of one piece with or the same material as the rest: drapes with a self lining.
[7] Immunology . the natural constituents of the body, which are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system (contrasted with nonself).
[8] Obsolete . same.
[9] myself, himself, herself, etc.: to make a check payable to self.
[10] to self-pollinate.
[11] a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings “of the self” (self-analysis ) and “by oneself or itself” (self-appointed ); and with the meanings “to, with, toward, for, on, in oneself” (self-complacent ), “inherent in oneself or itself” (self-explanatory ), “independent” (self-government ), and “automatic” (self-operating ).
[12] the distinct individuality or identity of a person or thing
[13] a person's usual or typical bodily make-up or personal characteristics she looked her old self again
[14] good self or good selves rare a polite way of referring to or addressing a person (or persons), used following your, his, her, or their
[15] one's own welfare or interests he only thinks of self
[16] an individual's consciousness of his own identity or being
[17] the self philosophy that which is essential to an individual, esp the mind or soul in Cartesian metaphysics; the ego
[18] a bird, animal, etc, that is a single colour throughout, esp a self-coloured pigeon
[19] not standard myself, yourself, etc seats for self and wife
[20] of the same colour or material a dress with a self belt See also self-coloured
[21] obsolete the same
[22] of oneself or itself self-defence ; self-rule
[23] by, to, in, due to, for, or from the self self-employed ; self-inflicted ; self-respect
[24] automatic or automatically self-propelled

Words related to Self

myself, character, individuality, person, ego, identity, personality, automatic, ascetic, narcissism, personal, egocentrism, psyche, individual, substantive, individualization, autonomous, narcissistic, subjective, autogenous

Words nearby Self

seleucia, seleucid, seleucidan, seleucus, seleucus i, self, self-, self-abandoned, self-abandonment, self-abasement, self-abnegation

Origin of Self

before 900; Middle English; Old English self, selfa; cognate with Dutch zelf, German selb-, Old Norse sjalfr, Gothic silba

Word origin for Self

Old English seolf; related to Old Norse sjālfr, Gothic silba, Old High German selb

Synonyms for Self

ascetic, automatic, autogenous, automatous, autonomic, autonomous, endogenous, narcissistic, narcistic, subjective