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1. (n.) self
a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
one's own self.
2. self
a person's nature, character, etc.:
his better self.
3. self
personal interest.
4. self
Philos.
5. self
the subject of experience as contrasted with the object of experience; ego.
6. self
any of the natural constituents of the body that are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system.
7. (pron.) self
myself, herself, etc.:
to make a check payable to self.
8. (adj.) self
being the same throughout; uniform.
9. self
being of one piece with or the same material as the rest.
10. self
Obs. same.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE self, selfa, c. OFris, OS self, OHG selb, ON sjalfr, Go silba)
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| Definition of 'self' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) self, ego
your consciousness of your own identity
2. (adj) self
a person considered as a unique individual
"one's own self"
3. (adj) self
(used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self
"self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced"
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1. (noun) self
your personality, background, skills, etc. that make who you are
the child's strong sense of self
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| Definition of 'self' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) self
same; particular; very; identical
2. (noun) self
the individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality
3. (noun) self
hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim
4. (noun) self
personification; embodiment
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Sense: a person's own body and personality.
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 Afrikaans: self |
 Arabic: نَفْس الإنسان وجَسَدُه |
 Bulgarian: собствена личност |
 Brazilian: o eu |
 Czech: osobnost |
 German: das Selbst |
 Danish: selv |
 Greek: εαυτός |
 Spanish: uno mismo |
 Estonian: ise |
 Farsi: نفس؛شخصيت |
 Finnish: itse |
 French: la personne |
 Hebrew: הָאֲנִי |
 Hindi: स्व |
 Croatian: svoje“ja”, sam (pojedinac |
 Hungarian: saját maga |
 Indonesian: diri |
 Icelandic: persónan sjálf |
 Italian: io |
 Japanese: 自身 |
 Korean: 자기 자신 |
 Lithuanian: aš pats |
 Latvian: pats |
 Malay: diri |
 Dutch: zelf |
 Norwegian: jeg, ens egen person, sel |
 Polish: własne ja |
 Persian: نفس؛شخصيت |
 Pashto: خپل ځان، پخپله، ذات، نفس، |
 Portuguese: o eu |
 Romanian: eu, ego; sine(le) |
 Russian: личность |
 Slovak: osobnosť |
 Slovenian: osebnost |
 Serbian: pojedinac |
 Swedish: jag |
 Thai: ตัวเราเอง |
 Turkish: kendi, ben(lik) |
 Taiwanese: 自身，自我 |
 Ukrainian: власна особа; сам |
 Urdu: کسی شخص یا شے کی اپنی ذات |
 Vietnamese: bản thân, bản chất |
 Chinese: 自身，自我 |
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