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self-love
[ self-luhv ]
noun
- 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.
- conceit; vanity.
self-love
noun
- the instinct or tendency to seek one's own well-being or to further one's own interest
Other Words From
- self-loving adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-love1
Example Sentences
For women, the love that dares not speak its name is self-love.
A huge part of self-love is being able to stand up for yourself when you are feeling taken advantage of.
He combines the shirtless self-love of Alex Rodriguez with the vicious psychopathy of Robert Mugabe.
Winfrey has long struggled with her weight and promoted self-love and positive body image.
He had to be awakened to the light of self-love and strong thinking freed from the influence of white folks.
A ruler who neglects all men of letters alike does not wound the self love of any man of letters.
A passion of wounded vanity, of disappointed self-love swept through her.
To obtain this precious harvest, garnered by self-love, a woman must be looked at.
His chagrin, his wounded self-love, his mortification at the unexpected turn of affairs unnerved him.
Reviewing those days, Mrs. Prency could say that utter selfishness and self-love had been her deepest sins.
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