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单词 self-love
释义

self-love

noun

ˌself-ˈləv How to pronounce self-love (audio)
: love of self: such as
a
: an appreciation of one's own worth or virtue
Self-love begins when we observe our actions and words with compassion as if we were our own best friend. Sara M Bosworth
Just as you'd think, it's love—particular, self-love—that makes the world go around. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Often we are reluctant to promote self-love mostly because we confuse it with selfishness. Since we are humans, we ought to have a healthy love for ourselves; it is from this fount that love flows out to others. Mason Olds
b
: proper regard for and attention to one's own happiness or well-being
Nurturing your body seems simple, but for me it feels like an extreme act of self-love. Danielle d'Entremont
Lisa Concepcion, a certified professional love life coach and founder of LoveQuest Coaching, says that journaling is an excellent way to practice self-love. SheKnows
c
: inflated love of or pride in oneself : narcissism, conceit
… individuals ruled by self-love and selfishness … John Saillant
"Then from myself pray understand that I will say nothing to flatter your self-love." Anthony Trollope
… there was the self-love of those conceited blockheads who … were convinced that they themselves were superior to anything the age could produce. John Clive
self-loving
ˌself-ˈlə-viŋ How to pronounce self-love (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • amour propre
  • bighead
  • complacence
  • complacency
  • conceit
  • conceitedness
  • ego
  • egotism
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • pride
  • pridefulness
  • self-admiration
  • self-assumption
  • self-conceit
  • self-congratulation
  • self-esteem
  • self-glory
  • self-importance
  • self-opinion
  • self-satisfaction
  • smugness
  • swelled head
  • swellheadedness
  • vaingloriousness
  • vainglory
  • vainness
  • vanity
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Word History

First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above

self-love

noun

as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements nurtured a self-love that was far greater than any affection she ever felt for another person

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • vanity
  • ego
  • pridefulness
  • pride
  • arrogance
  • egotism
  • confidence
  • complacency
  • smugness
  • conceitedness
  • vainglory
  • self-admiration
  • vainness
  • superiority
  • conceit
  • self-glory
  • self-conceit
  • self-satisfaction
  • pomposity
  • self-opinion
  • complacence
  • pompousness
  • self-congratulation
  • self-esteem
  • amour propre
  • swellheadedness
  • swelled head
  • selfishness
  • vaingloriousness
  • self-importance
  • assurance
  • bighead
  • self-assumption
  • egoism
  • self-confidence
  • haughtiness
  • disdainfulness
  • hubris
  • self-assurance
  • lordliness
  • imperiousness
  • snobbishness
  • overconfidence
  • self-righteousness
  • self-assertion
  • superciliousness
  • presumption
  • self-centeredness
  • pretension
  • self-respect
  • pretense
  • self-pride
  • pretentiousness
  • pretence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humility
  • humbleness
  • modesty
  • altruism
  • diffidence
  • unselfishness
  • self-hate
  • self-doubt
  • self-loathing
  • timidity
  • bashfulness
  • shyness
  • demureness
  • self-disgust
  • passivity
  • timidness
  • passiveness
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