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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character..
He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism.
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".
Ambition and self-improvement are certainly not negatives, although one potential downside to being more self-conscious—especially for punk bands—is muted urgency.
Use self-improvement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-improvement means The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character..
Common synonyms include self-help, self-reformation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism.
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