Self

Quick meaning: Self is a pronoun meaning (commercial or humorous) Myself, oneself.

Meaning

(commercial or humorous) Myself, oneself.

More Meanings

1. One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition.
2. The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts.
3. An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).
4. Self-interest or personal advantage.
5. (botany) A seedling produced by self-pollination (plural selfs).
6. (botany) A flower having its colour uniform as opposed to variegated.
7. (obsolete or rare) Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

Example Sentences

This argument was put forward by the defendant self.

She remained her usual cheerful self despite recent setbacks

I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat.

Portia: To these injunctions every one doth swear That comes to hazard for my worthless self.

Word Forms

• selves
• selfe
• selfs
• selfing
• selfed

Synonyms for self

Depending on context, synonyms include cyberself, herself, himself, itself, myself, non-self.

Antonyms for self

Common opposites include nonself, outcross.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ego, same, self-realization, self-assessment, self-examination, soul-searching.

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