self-respect
noun
proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
self-respectful
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a word derived from
self-respect.
Example Sentences
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Manners were more self-respectful, and therefore more respectful of others, and personal sensitiveness was fenced with more of that ceremonial with which society armed itself when it surrendered the ruder protection of the sword.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various
For if training and education had made Theodora self-respectful, it had also made her avoid everything like self-indulgence.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
This well-dressed, self-respectful mechanic wishes to consult the patent-office reports of various countries, in which the library is rich.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 by Various
I liked to look at these men, they are so trim, clean, self-respectful.
From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by Margaret Moran Dixon McDougall
But this maid, like a self-respectful employee or a good soldier, resented the familiarity of an official superior as an indecency and an insult.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
