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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His conduct has been uniformly modest but self-respectful, and he had won the esteem of professors as well as students.
From The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy by Henry Ossian Flipper
To make Ireland and Irishmen self-respectful is the task of statesmen.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Augustine Birrell
These were all she needed to make her supremely self-respectful, happy, and, in the best degree, womanly.
From Sevenoaks by J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) Holland
It was a kindly address, but ceremonious; it was almost humble, and yet it was self-respectful.
From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest
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
