self-respect
noun
proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
self-respecting
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a word derived from
self-respect.
Example Sentences
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Or maybe he was a playboy, and she was a self-respecting career girl.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
No self-respecting US presidential candidate enters the race without a memoir, and Vance's new book is his second published work, following his bestselling "Hillbilly Elegy" in 2016.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Fallow deer were first introduced by the Romans in small numbers, and the species expanded under the Normans when owning a deer park was a must-have for any self-respecting nobleman.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
How could any self-respecting avant-gardist miss the message?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
He had bought this new treasure only the previous day: an enormous mustache, so dark and bushy that it would have made any self-respecting walrus extremely jealous.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
