self

About 186.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. pronoun Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

   This argument was put forward by the defendant self.

2. pronoun Myself, oneself.

   I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat.

3. noun One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition.

   She remained her usual cheerful self despite recent setbacks

4. noun The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts.
5. noun An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).
6. noun Self-interest or personal advantage.
7. noun A seedling produced by self-pollination (plural selfs).
8. noun A flower having its colour uniform as opposed to variegated.

Similar words

ego same self-realization self-assessment self-examination soul-searching self-worth self-esteem self-respect self-care

Often followed by

and is in as to that or of with

Word family

selfed selfing selfs selves