self-love

[ self-luhv ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈlʌv /

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noun

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.

conceit; vanity.

narcissism (def. 2).

Origin of self-love

First recorded in 1555–65

OTHER WORDS FROM self-love

self-loving, adjective

Words nearby self-love

self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading, self-love, self-made, self-mailer, self-mastery, self-mate, self-medication

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Example sentences from the Web for self-love

For women, the love that dares not speak its name is self-love.
C’mon, Ladies, Masturbation Isn’t Just for Bad Girls|Emily Shire|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A huge part of self-love is being able to stand up for yourself when you are feeling taken advantage of.
It’s Not Just the Vaccines. Jenny McCarthy’s New Book Offers More ‘Lessons’|Tim Teeman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Does it suggest a standard to attain to, or does it merely minister to self-love and conceit?
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.|Charles James Lever
Now these sensations themselves very much employ us, and have perhaps as great influence as self-love.
Human Nature|Joseph Butler

Carter, with her mother's handwriting still red before his eyes, and his self-love shaken with rage flourished the letter.
The Man Who Could Not Lose|Richard Harding Davis
Two principles in human nature reign—/ Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
This is the stage which is technically known as auto-eroticism or self-love.
Outwitting Our Nerves|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

British Dictionary definitions for self-love

self-love

noun

the instinct or tendency to seek one's own well-being or to further one's own interest

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for self-love

self-love

n.

The instinct or desire to promote one's own well-being; regard for or love of one's self.

单词	self-love
释义	self-love [ self-luhv ] / ˈsɛlfˈlʌv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-love ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. conceit; vanity. narcissism (def. 2). Origin of self-love First recorded in 1555–65 OTHER WORDS FROM self-love self-loving, adjective Words nearby self-love self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading, self-love, self-made, self-mailer, self-mastery, self-mate, self-medication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-love For women, the love that dares not speak its name is self-love. C’mon, Ladies, Masturbation Isn’t Just for Bad Girls\|Emily Shire\|June 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A huge part of self-love is being able to stand up for yourself when you are feeling taken advantage of. It’s Not Just the Vaccines. Jenny McCarthy’s New Book Offers More ‘Lessons’\|Tim Teeman\|April 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Does it suggest a standard to attain to, or does it merely minister to self-love and conceit? Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I.\|Charles James Lever Now these sensations themselves very much employ us, and have perhaps as great influence as self-love. Human Nature\|Joseph Butler Carter, with her mother's handwriting still red before his eyes, and his self-love shaken with rage flourished the letter. The Man Who Could Not Lose\|Richard Harding Davis Two principles in human nature reign—/ Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood This is the stage which is technically known as auto-eroticism or self-love. Outwitting Our Nerves\|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury British Dictionary definitions for self-love self-love noun the instinct or tendency to seek one's own well-being or to further one's own interest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-love conceit, narcissism, vainglory, vanity Medical definitions for self-love self-love n. The instinct or desire to promote one's own well-being; regard for or love of one's self. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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self-love

noun

Origin of self-love

OTHER WORDS FROM self-love

Words nearby self-love

Example sentences from the Web for self-love

British Dictionary definitions for self-love

noun

Words related to self-love

Medical definitions for self-love

n.