self
noun
[ sɛlf ]
• a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action.
• "our alienation from our true selves"
Similar:
ego,
I,
oneself,
persona,
person,
identity,
character,
personality,
psyche,
soul,
spirit,
mind,
intellect,
inner man/woman/person,
inner self,
one's innermost feelings,
one's heart of hearts,
self
adjective
• (of a trimming or cover) of the same material and colour as the rest of the item.
• "a button-through style with self belt"
self
verb
• self-pollinate; self-fertilize.
• "a variety that selfs itself loses lots of vigour in the progeny"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelf and German selbe . Early use was emphatic, expressing the sense ‘(I) myself’, ‘(he) himself’, etc. The verb dates from the early 20th century.
self-
combining form
• of or directed towards oneself or itself.
• "self-hatred"
