self-love

[ self-luhv ]
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noun
  1. the instinct by which one's actions are directed to the promotion of one's own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one's own advantage.

  2. conceit; vanity.

Origin of self-love

1
First recorded in 1555–65

Other words from self-love

  • self-loving, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for self-love

self-love

noun
  1. the instinct or tendency to seek one's own well-being or to further one's own interest

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