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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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self-assuredself-confident adjective showing poise and confidence in your own worth; `hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident`
self-awareness noun awareness of your own individuality
self-balancing adjective of someone or something that balances himself or itself
self-coloredself-coloured adjective of the same color throughout; `solid color`
self-confessed(a) adjective owned up to; `his admitted doubts`; `the conceded error`; `a confessed murderer`; `a self-confessed plagiarist`
self-consciousself-aware adjective aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; `self-conscious awareness`; `self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values`- D.M.Potter
self-consciously adverb in an uncomfortably self-conscious manner; `the little girl self-consciously recited the poem`
self-consciousnessuneasiness 1 uncomfortableness noun embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
self-consistent adjective not self-contradictory
self-constitutedself-established adjective constituted by or established by itself
self-contained adjective constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; `the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities`
self-contradiction noun contradicting yourself
self-controlself-possession noun the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
self-criticism noun criticism of yourself
self-deceptionself-deceit noun a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
self-defeating adjective acting to defeat its own purpose; `it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events`
self-defenseself-defence noun the act of defending yourself
self-denialself-discipline noun the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
self-denyingself-giving adjective willing to deprive yourself
self-deprecating adjective conscious of your own shortcomings
self-depreciation noun a feeling of being of little worth
self-destructivesuicidal adjective dangerous to yourself or your interests; `suicidal impulses`; `a suicidal corporate takeover strategy`; `a kamikaze pilot`
self-determination noun determination of one`s own fate or course of action without compulsion
self-directedself-reliant adjective (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
self-directionself-reliance noun personal independence
self-disciplinedself-restraining adjective used of nonindulgent persons
self-disciplineself-denial noun the trait of practicing self discipline
self-discovery noun discovering your own individuality
self-disgustself-hatred noun shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
self-educated adjective educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction
self-educationself-cultivation noun the process of educating yourself
self-enclosed adjective of self-imposed enclosure or confinement; `a self-enclosed Jewish cosmos`
self-esteemself-pride noun a feeling of pride in yourself
self-evidently adverb in a self-evident manner
self-explanatory adjective needing no explanation
self-expression noun the expression of one`s individuality (usually through creative activities)
self-feederfeeder noun a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; `the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock`
self-fertilizationself-fertilisation noun fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
self-fertilizedself-fertilised adjective fertilized by its own pollen
self-flagellation noun self-punishment inflicted by whipping
self-forgetful adjective showing lack of self-interest
self-fulfillmentself-realization noun the fulfillment of your capacities
self-generatedself-produced adjective originating from the self
self-governmentself-determination noun government of a political unit by its own people
self-gratificationhead trip noun the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
self-healheal all 2 Prunella vulgaris noun decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
self-help noun the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
self-hypnosisself-suggestion noun hypnosis induced by yourself
self-imposed adjective voluntarily assumed or endured; `self-imposed exile`
self-improvementself-reformation noun the act of improving yourself
self-incrimination noun an accusation that incriminates yourself
self-induced adjective brought about by yourself; `self-induced vomiting`
self-induction noun generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries
self-indulgent adjective indulgent of your own appetites and desires; `a self-indulgent...way of looking at life`- Havelock Ellis
self-indulgently adverb in a self-indulgent manner
self-insurance noun insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
self-knowledge noun an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
self-limited adjective relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment
self-locking adjective locking automatically when closed
self-lovenarcism noun an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
self-luminous adjective having in itself the property of emitting light
self-made adjective having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; `a self-made millionaire`
self-organizationself-organisation noun organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
self-pity noun a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
self-pollinating adjective of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination
self-pollination noun fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
self-portrait noun a portrait of yourself created by yourself
self-preservation noun preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
self-propelledself-propelling adjective moved forward by its own force or momentum; `a self-propelled egotist`; `the arms program is now self-propelled`
self-propelled vehicle noun a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
self-punishment noun punishment inflicted on yourself
self-registering thermometer noun a thermometer that records the temperature automatically
self-renewal noun the act of renewing yourself (or itself)
self-renewing adjective of or relating to self-renewal
self-report personality inventoryself-report inventory noun a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make
self-reproachself-reproof noun the act of blaming yourself
self-restrainttemperateness noun exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; `an effective temperateness in debate`
self-rising flourself-raising flour noun a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
self-sealing adjective seals without the application of moisture; `self-sealing envelopes`
self-seededself-sown adjective growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
self-service adjective of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves
self-servingself-seeking adjective interested only in yourself
self-starter noun an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
self-stimulationself-abuse noun manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure
self-styledsoi-disant adjective as claimed by and for yourself often without justification; `the self-styled `doctor` has no degree of any kind`
self-sufficientself-sufficing adjective able to provide for your own needs without help from others; `a self-sufficing economic unit`
self-supporting adjective financially independent; `now that my children are self-supporting`
self-sustained adjective needing no outside support
self-tortureself-torment noun self-imposed distress
self-whispered adjective as if whispered to yourself
self-winding adjective designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; `a self-winding watch`
selfish adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; `Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights`- Maria Weston Chapman
selfish person noun a person who is unusually selfish
selfishness noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
selflessnessself-sacrifice noun acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
selfsameness noun the quality of being identical with itself
Seljuk adjective of or relating to the Seljuks
SelkirkSelcraig noun Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe`s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
Selkirk Mountains noun a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
SelkupOstyak-Samoyed noun the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed
