self-improvement
noun
improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
self-improving
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a word derived from
self-improvement.
Example Sentences
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In a blog post earlier this month, the company suggested a global pause in development if self-improving AI systems take off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
I had had enough of men self-improving me.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Paltrow is the most expert of all: Self-aware, self-actualized, self-improving, and beyond self-reproach, she’s what Goop is actually selling.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2020
On some level I must have had reading African women down as self-improving but not necessarily enjoyable, when in fact it was mostly the latter and often both.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2018
He did justice to her as a good, true-hearted, self-improving American.
From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell
