self-discipline
noun
discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement.
self-disciplined
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a word derived from
self-discipline.
Example Sentences
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"She must be one of the most self-disciplined 13-year-olds in America," Variety's Chris Willman wrote.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
“The most thoughtful, inspiring, driven, self-disciplined, loving man passed away on Friday, November 15, 2024,” Torello wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
“Remember: The higher the popularity, the more you must be self-disciplined, the more popular you are, the more you must abide by the law.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
Rather than science requiring an isolated genius like Da Vinci, now any intelligent and self-disciplined individual could hope to make a meaningful contribution to a scientific field.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
But were the Quakers really narrow, or were they any more narrow than other rigorously self-disciplined people: Spartans, Puritans, soldiers whose discipline enables them to achieve great results?
From The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware by Sydney George Fisher
