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" A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed somewhere between disappointment and pathology."
Susan Cain

Meaning of "self" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELF

Old English seolf; related to Old Norse sjālfr, Gothic silba, Old High German selb.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SELF

sɛlf


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self can act as a noun, an adjective and a pronoun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES SELF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Self

The self is the subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts. In phenomenology, it is conceived as what experiences, and there isn't any experiencing without an experiencer, the self. The self is therefore an "immediate given", an intrinsic dimension of the fact of experiencing phenomena. In some other trends of philosophy, the self is instead seen as requiring a reflexive perception of oneself, the individual person, meaning the self in such a view is an object of consciousness. The self has been studied extensively by philosophers and psychologists and is central to many world religions. With the recent rise in technology, the self has been discussed under various new emerging fields, such as Technoself Studies.

Definition of self in the English dictionary

The first definition of self in the dictionary is the distinct individuality or identity of a person or thing. Other definition of self is a person's usual or typical bodily make-up or personal characteristics. Self is also one's own welfare or interests.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF

bookshelf · delf · delph · elf · Guelph · herself · himself · ice-shelf · itself · myself · off-the-shelf · oneself · ourself · pelf · shelf · themself · thyself · top-shelf · unself · yourself

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF

self-abasement · self-abnegating · self-abnegation · self-absorbed · self-absorption · self-abuse · self-accusation · self-acting · self-action · self-actualization · self-addressed · self-addressed envelope · self-addressed stamped envelope · self-adhesive · self-adjusting · self-administered · self-advancement · self-advertisement · self-advocacy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF

continental shelf · do-it-yourself · English self · express oneself · find oneself · good self · higher self · ice shelf · inner self · lend itself · mantel shelf · nonself · off the shelf · on the shelf · parcel shelf · speak for itself · speak for yourself · the self · thing-in-itself · to be pleased with yourself

Synonyms and antonyms of self in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «self» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «self» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SELF

Find out the translation of self to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of self from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

自身
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

uno mismo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

self
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

самостоятельно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

personalidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

soi-même
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Selbst
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

自分
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

자신
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சுய
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत:
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

öz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

personalità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

własny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

самостійно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

auto
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

själv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of self
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «self».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SELF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self.
1
Damon Albarn
It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
2
Piers Anthony
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.
3
Francis of Assisi
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
4
Red Auerbach
The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love.
5
George Pierce Baker
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.
6
James Mark Baldwin
The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology.
7
Constantin Brancusi
Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things.
8
Susan Cain
A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed somewhere between disappointment and pathology.
9
Pema Chodron
There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know?
10
Marcus Tullius Cicero
A friend is, as it were, a second self.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF»

Discover the use of self in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Symbolic Self-completion
First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Peter M. Gollwitzer, 1982
2
Freedom from Self-Harm: Overcoming Self-Injury with Skills ...
This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that ...
Alexander L. Chapman, Kim L. Gratz, 2009
3
Self-hypnosis: The Complete Manual for Health and Self-change
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Brian Mogul Alman, Peter T. Lambrou, 1992
4
Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your ...
But Instant Self-Hypnosis is the only self-hypnosis book that allows you to hypnotize yourself as you read, with your eyes wide open, without putting down the book.
Forbes Robbins Blair, 2004
5
A Propensity to Self-subversion
In these twenty essays Albert Hirschman casts his sharp analytical eye on his own ideas, questioning and qualifying some of his major propositions on social change and economic development.
Albert O. Hirschman, 1995
6
Children of the Self-Absorbed
This book grew out of my search for understanding of my reactions to a colleague who aroused considerable frustration and anguish in practically everyone this person encountered.
Nina W. Brown, 2009
7
Self-Observation in the Social Sciences
This volume, which contributes to the development of a rigorous theory of self-observation, is organized around three general objectives: to re-animate a discourse on self-observation through a historical analysis of various self ...
Joshua W. Clegg, 2013
8
Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and ...
This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive.
Carol S. Dweck, 2000
9
All New Electronics Self-Teaching Guide
For almost 30 years, this book has been a classic text for electronics enthusiasts.
Harry Kybett, Earl Boysen, 2011
10
DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner: 25 Ways to ...
"Step-by-step, how-to projects for home rain collection, solar panels, food storage, solar energy systems, eco-friendly improvements, bee keeping, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Betsy Matheson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Sense Of Self: What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don't Exist
Science journalist Anil Ananthaswamy thinks a lot about "self" – not necessarily himself, but the role the brain plays in our notions of self and existence. «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Black Women, This Is What Self-Care Looks Like
In A Burst of Light, her aptly titled collection of essays, Audre Lorde famously wrote, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an ... «The Root, Jul 15»
3
Two self-driving cars avoid each other on Californian roads
A self-driving Audi owned by Delphi Automotive took “appropriate action” to avoid ... Delphi, a self-driving startup, also reported an accident with one of its cars ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Is Self-Loathing a Requirement for Writers?
Each week in Bookends, two writers take on questions about the world of books. “Self-loathing is the engine; fame is the fuel,” Karl Ove Knausgaard has said. «New York Times, Jun 15»
5
Invest In Your “Healthy Self” (and Post a #HealthySelfie While You're …
Today, the Obama administration is launching the “Healthy Self” campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and connect people to the coverage and care they ... «The White House, Jun 15»
6
Living The Dream: The Most Successful, Self-Made Women In The …
Forbes has compiled its first ever list of the nation's top 50 most successful, self-made women as measured by their net worths. The exclusive freshman class ... «Forbes, May 15»
7
Uber's self driving car revealed: Secret project to take on Google …
The car was spotted on the streets of Pittsburgh, where it has been revealed Uber has secured a massive warehouse to house its self driving taxi project. «Daily Mail, May 15»
8
Taya Kyle's "Note to Self"
Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was America's deadliest sniper. His widow, Taya, writes a letter of advice to her younger self, in this installment of the Emmy-nominated ... «CBS News, May 15»
9
The 'living concrete' that can heal itself
Jonkers, a microbiologist, began working on it in 2006, when a concrete technologist asked him if it would be possible to use bacteria to make self-healing ... «CNN, May 15»
10
Is the self-publishing stigma fading?
It's a prime example of what has been dubbed the self-publishing stigma. But as ... Just as self-publishing was trying to shrug off the mantle of vanity publishing, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
REFERENCE
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