Self
noun
Refers to the individual person as the object of his or her own reflective consciousness or action.
You should take care of yourself.
Often appears as...
- self-esteem
- self-respect
noun
The qualities that make a person or thing different from others.
She showed her true self at the party.
Often appears as...
- true self
- real self
noun
Refers to own character or nature.
Your self in this situation is unlike any self you have ever been
Often appears as...
- better self
- higher self
prefix
Indicates the subject of the action is also the object.
The cat cleaned itself.
Often appears as...
- self-made
- self-service
adjective
Of the same kind or quality.
He is a man of self-same caliber
Often appears as...
- self-same thing
- self-same place
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Approving
Literary
noun
A machine or device that works by itself.
The self is a kind of automaton.
Often appears as...
- self-operating
- self-activating
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Technical
noun
Refers to the individual person as the object of his or her own reflective consciousness or action.
You should take care of yourself.
Often appears as...
- self-esteem
- self-respect
noun
The qualities that make a person or thing different from others.
She showed her true self at the party.
Often appears as...
- true self
- real self
noun
Refers to own character or nature.
Your self in this situation is unlike any self you have ever been
Often appears as...
- better self
- higher self
prefix
Indicates the subject of the action is also the object.
The cat cleaned itself.
Often appears as...
- self-made
- self-service
adjective
Of the same kind or quality.
He is a man of self-same caliber
Often appears as...
- self-same thing
- self-same place
Usage tips
Approving
Literary
noun
A machine or device that works by itself.
The self is a kind of automaton.
Often appears as...
- self-operating
- self-activating
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Self Reflection
Used when discussing analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
After much self reflection, he determined his priorities.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Care
Often found in advice suggesting attention to one's own wellness or interests.
Practicing self care, she took a day off.
Pro Tip 1/2Self Reflection
Used when discussing analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
After much self reflection, he determined his priorities.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Care
Often found in advice suggesting attention to one's own wellness or interests.
Practicing self care, she took a day off.
Pro Tip 1/2Self Reflection
Used when discussing analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
After much self reflection, he determined his priorities.
Pro Tip 2/2Personal Care
Often found in advice suggesting attention to one's own wellness or interests.
Practicing self care, she took a day off.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
a lot of these people do talk the language of illusion, the self is an illusion, it's a fiction. But I don't think this is a very helpful way of looking at it. Go back to the watch. The watch isn't an illusion, because there is nothing to the watch other than a collection of its parts. In the same way, we're not illusions either.
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Self-assembly: The power...
It's a process that not only happens in the biological and chemical world, but is a phenomenon that can be seen from magnets to snowflakes, robotics, social networks, the formations of cities and galaxies, to name just a few. In biology and chemistry, self assembly is everywhere,
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Lion vs Tiger - Who...
They are very self focused and they do everything for themselves. The lions are very social animals. They've got a pride, so they're very family orientated. They require help from other members of the pride when they're hunting. When you look at it from that point,
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Are you a body with a...
with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain that eventually become responsible for regulating our experience of self. And we have other senses, besides the typical five, such as the sense of balance
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Explore cave paintings...
testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
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The Man Behind a...
myself number of times because for a lot of reasons and each time it was it's almost like my I got my messages from my future self that said you're gonna get through this and you're going to make a difference in in your own little way in
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Making waves: The power...
Let's suspend the laws of physics for a moment, and pretend that your molecular self can plunge deep down into the water column. In these colder depths, the comparative lack of solar warmth makes water molecules sluggish,
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The psychological weight...
to change the equation somehow the second thing i learned was that if i imagined my future healthy self and started living that life now what kinds of foods i would eat how many calories i would need to maintain a
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Rethinking infidelity...
but the person that we have ourselves become. And it isn't so much that we're looking for another person, as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world,
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Ideasthesia: How do...
For philosophy, the challenge is to rethink what this new model of consciousness means for our understanding of our selves and our relation to the world around us.
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
a lot of these people do talk the language of illusion, the self is an illusion, it's a fiction. But I don't think this is a very helpful way of looking at it. Go back to the watch. The watch isn't an illusion, because there is nothing to the watch other than a collection of its parts. In the same way, we're not illusions either.
Video examples
Self-assembly: The power...
It's a process that not only happens in the biological and chemical world, but is a phenomenon that can be seen from magnets to snowflakes, robotics, social networks, the formations of cities and galaxies, to name just a few. In biology and chemistry, self assembly is everywhere,
Video examples
Lion vs Tiger - Who...
They are very self focused and they do everything for themselves. The lions are very social animals. They've got a pride, so they're very family orientated. They require help from other members of the pride when they're hunting. When you look at it from that point,
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain that eventually become responsible for regulating our experience of self. And we have other senses, besides the typical five, such as the sense of balance
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
Video examples
The Man Behind a...
myself number of times because for a lot of reasons and each time it was it's almost like my I got my messages from my future self that said you're gonna get through this and you're going to make a difference in in your own little way in
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
Let's suspend the laws of physics for a moment, and pretend that your molecular self can plunge deep down into the water column. In these colder depths, the comparative lack of solar warmth makes water molecules sluggish,
Video examples
The psychological weight...
to change the equation somehow the second thing i learned was that if i imagined my future healthy self and started living that life now what kinds of foods i would eat how many calories i would need to maintain a
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
but the person that we have ourselves become. And it isn't so much that we're looking for another person, as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world,
Video examples
Ideasthesia: How do...
For philosophy, the challenge is to rethink what this new model of consciousness means for our understanding of our selves and our relation to the world around us.
Example 1 of 10
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
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Samuel Smiles
Scottish Author
The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors.
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Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Publisher
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves.
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Minna Antrim
American Writer
To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.
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Hans Bender
German Psychologist
The core of my personality consists of many selves.
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Nadine Coyle
Irish Musician
Keeping your sense of self is important.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Quote examples
Samuel Smiles
Scottish Author
The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors.
Quote examples
Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Publisher
If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves.
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Minna Antrim
American Writer
To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.
Quote examples
Hans Bender
German Psychologist
The core of my personality consists of many selves.
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Nadine Coyle
Irish Musician
Keeping your sense of self is important.
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