self
51self — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, intensive pronoun, and probably to Latin suus one s own more at suicide Date: before 12th century myself, himself, herself < a check payable …
52self- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings of the self (self analysis) and by oneself or itself (self appointed); and with the meanings to, with, toward, for, on, in oneself (self complacent), inherent in oneself or itself… …
53self — 1. A sum of the attitudes, feelings, memories, traits, and behavioral predispositions that make up the personality. 2. The individual as represented in his or her own awareness and in his or her environment. 3. In immunology, an individual s… …
54self- — aff. a combining form of self, appearing in various parts of speech, usu. with the implied notion that the agent and object or recipient of a given transitive predicate are identical (self control; self government; self help; self portrait), or… …
55self — n. 1) one s real, true self 2) one s old self (she performed like her old self) * * * [self] true self one s real one s old self (she performed like her old self) …
56self- — prefixal use of self, appearing in various parts of speech, expressing principally reflexive action, e.g., subject identical with direct object, as in self control, self government, self help; with indirect object or adverbial type relations, as… …
57self — [[t]se̱lf[/t]] ♦♦♦ selves 1) N COUNT: usu adj N Your self is your basic personality or nature, especially considered in terms of what you are really like as a person. You re looking more like your usual self... She was back to her old self again …
58self- — [[t]se̱lf [/t]] 1) COMB in ADJ and N Self is used to form words which indicate that you do something to yourself or by yourself. He is a self proclaimed racist. ...self destructive behaviour... She was a woman utterly without self knowledge. 2)… …
59self — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ego, I; being, essence; personality, identity, individuality, persona; mind, soul, spirit, self esteem; inner self or being, inner man or woman. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. of one s self, by one s… …
60self- — prefix 1 by yourself or by itself: He s self taught. (=he taught himself) | self propelled 2 of, to, with, for, or in yourself or itself: a self addressed envelope (=which you address to yourself) | a self portrait (=a picture that you have drawn …
