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

It has also brought mental health issues into public conversation - RM of BTS, the globally renowned K-pop group known for songs promoting self-love, is among those who have shared the book online.

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Monarchs earn a “Radical Badge” upon completion of courses like Black Lives Matter, radical pride, environmental preservation, disability justice, and radical beauty, a course that transcends euro-centric beauty standards and preaches self-love.

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

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

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

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