self-improvement

[ self-im-proov-muhnt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf ɪmˈpruv mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.

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Origin of self-improvement

First recorded in 1735–45

OTHER WORDS FROM self-improvement

self-im·prov·a·ble, adjectiveself-im·prov·er, nounself-im·prov·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-improvement

self-image, self-immolating, self-immolation, self-important, self-imposed, self-improvement, self-inclusive, self-incompatible, self-incriminating, self-incrimination, self-induced

How to use self-improvement in a sentence

Another said just the act of spending money on self-improvement made him determined to break out of his shell.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Self improvement goals also lend themselves to behaviors too.
The One Simple Behavioral Secret Will Help You Meet Your Life Goals in 2014|Dave Asprey|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Education is a series of hoops to jump through, not a process of self-improvement or self-discovery.
China’s Schools Teaches Kids to Take Tests, Obey the State, and Not Much More|Junheng Li|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When first genomics started, we figured the result would be self-improvement—literally.
New Finding That Testing Could Identify Defects in Fetuses Is a Genetics Baby Step|Kent Sepkowitz|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Yet it also expresses hope—the thing with feathers that allows us to believe self-improvement is possible.
New Year’s Resolutions Always Disappoint, So Let’s Try Something Else|Emrys Westacott|January 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Culture, in a broad sense, is the aid rendered to each individual creation in its work of self-improvement.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions|George S. Boutwell
Quin's desire for self-improvement soon became an obsession.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
What mistake more fatal to everything like self-improvement, culture, knowledge, happiness?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
And to carry out their projects of organization, conversion and self-improvement, they subscribe large funds to a common treasury.
The Evolution of Sinn Fein|Robert Mitchell Henry
A man works in a sweatshop, and has only a little time for self-improvement, and will I tell him what books he ought to read?
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for self-improvement

self-improvement

noun

the improvement of one's status, position, education, etc, by one's own efforts

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