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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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2,043 words match “SELF”

SELF-REVERENCE n.
A reverent respect for one's self. Tennyson.
SELF-RIGHTEOUS a.
Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS n.
The quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism.
SELF-SACRIFICE n.
The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for others; self-devotion.
SELF-SACRIFICING a.
Yielding up one's own interest, ffeelings, etc; sacrificing one's self.
SELF-SATISFACTION n.
The quality or state of being self-satisfied.
SELF-SATISFIED a.
Satisfied with one's self or one's actions; self-complacent.
SELF-SATISFYING a.
Giving satisfaction to one's self.
SELF-SEEKER n.
One who seeks only his own interest, advantage, or pleasure.
SELF-SEEKING a. 2 definitions
Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish. Arbuthnot.
SELF-SLAUGHTER n.
Suicide. Shak.
SELF-STARTER n.
A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal- combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY n.
The quality or state of being self-sufficient.
SELF-SUFFICIENT a. 2 definitions
Sufficient for one's self without external aid or coöperation. Neglect of friends can never be proved rational till we prove the person using it omnipotent and self-sufficient, and such as can never need any mortal assistance. South.
SELF-SUFFICING a.
Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing external aid; self-sufficient. -- Self`-suf*fi"cing*ness, n. J. C. Shairp.
SELF-SUSPENDED a.
Suspended by one's self or by itself; balanced. Southey.
SELF-SUSPICIOUS a.
Suspicious or distrustful of one's self. Baxter.
SELF-TAUGHT a.
Taught by one's own efforts.
SELF-TORMENTOR n.
One who torments himself.
SELF-TORTURE n.
The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on one's self.
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