self-love

[self-luhv]

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.

3. narcissism.

self-love

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• self-loving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-love¹

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

You write in the first few pages of your book that writing it was “an act of self-love after decades of defiance.”

From Los Angeles Times

The pair round the bases together and bring new meaning to “self-love.”

From Los Angeles Times

The same data indicated that 66% of all respondents would center those vacations around self-love and treating themselves.

From Salon

You said in your recent Genius video that you really want reciprocal love because there’s only so much self-love you can give yourself.

From Los Angeles Times

And so began his long journey of recovery and self-love.

From Los Angeles Times