what does self mean?
SELF as NOUN
- Meaning
- your consciousness of your own identity
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) self is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a person considered as a unique individual
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) self is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
SELF as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- combining form
- oneself or itself
Usage Example(s)
Similar To
- Meaning
- used as a combining form
- relating to–of or by or to or from or for–the self
Usage Example(s)
- self-knowledge
- self-proclaimed
- self-induced
Pertainym(s)
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