Self-improvement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Self-improvement is a noun meaning The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.
Meaning
The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.
More Meanings
- The bettering of one's status.
Example Sentences
He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism.
Ambition and self-improvement are certainly not negatives, although one potential downside to being more self-conscious—especially for punk bands—is muted urgency.
In the year 1851 a small group of workmen in the Locomotive Department of the old Midland Railway Company at Derby met for self-improvement, and formed what was then known as a "reading society".
Word Forms
- self-improvements
Synonyms for self-improvement
Depending on context, synonyms include self-help.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include self, self-reliance, improvement, improving, improve, self-cultivation.
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