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self

adjective noun

(used as a combining form) relating to — of or by or to or from or for — the self

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
S
Ends with
F
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

sɛlf

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. (used as a combining form) relating to — of or by or to or from or for — the self

    “self-knowledge”

noun

  1. your consciousness of your own identity

noun

  1. a person considered as a unique individual

    “one's own self”

In context

Example Sentences

self-knowledge
self-proclaimed
self-induced
one's own self

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