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单词 self-loving
释义

self-love

noun

ˌself-ˈləv How to pronounce self-love (audio)
: love of self: such as
a
: an appreciation of one's own worth or virtue
Self-love begins when we observe our actions and words with compassion as if we were our own best friend. Sara M Bosworth
Just as you'd think, it's love—particular, self-love—that makes the world go around. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Often we are reluctant to promote self-love mostly because we confuse it with selfishness. Since we are humans, we ought to have a healthy love for ourselves; it is from this fount that love flows out to others. Mason Olds
b
: proper regard for and attention to one's own happiness or well-being
Nurturing your body seems simple, but for me it feels like an extreme act of self-love. Danielle d'Entremont
Lisa Concepcion, a certified professional love life coach and founder of LoveQuest Coaching, says that journaling is an excellent way to practice self-love. SheKnows
c
: inflated love of or pride in oneself : narcissism, conceit
… individuals ruled by self-love and selfishness … John Saillant
"Then from myself pray understand that I will say nothing to flatter your self-love." Anthony Trollope
… there was the self-love of those conceited blockheads who … were convinced that they themselves were superior to anything the age could produce. John Clive
self-loving
ˌself-ˈlə-viŋ How to pronounce self-love (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • amour propre
  • bighead
  • complacence
  • complacency
  • conceit
  • conceitedness
  • ego
  • egotism
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • pride
  • pridefulness
  • self-admiration
  • self-assumption
  • self-conceit
  • self-congratulation
  • self-esteem
  • self-glory
  • self-importance
  • self-opinion
  • self-satisfaction
  • smugness
  • swelled head
  • swellheadedness
  • vaingloriousness
  • vainglory
  • vainness
  • vanity
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Word History

First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above

self-loving

adjective

as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests she's too self-loving an individual to ever have feelings of real love for another person

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • selfish
  • narcissistic
  • egocentric
  • egomaniacal
  • egotistic
  • solipsistic
  • egoistic
  • egotistical
  • egoistical
  • self-absorbed
  • self-obsessed
  • self-centered
  • self-serving
  • self-oriented
  • self-regarding
  • self-infatuated
  • self-concerned
  • self-involved
  • self-preoccupied
  • self-interested
  • smug
  • self-seeking
  • conceited
  • vainglorious
  • proud
  • vain
  • self-indulgent
  • self-glorifying
  • prideful
  • pompous
  • inner-directed
  • complacent
  • self-contented
  • self-conceited
  • self-important
  • self-satisfied
  • overweening
  • self-complacent
  • self-directed
  • self-pleased
  • self-opinionated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • selfless
  • unselfish
  • altruistic
  • philanthropic
  • humanitarian
  • benevolent
  • magnanimous
  • generous
  • philanthropical
  • charitable
  • beneficent
  • self-forgetful
  • self-forgetting
  • diffident
  • self-sacrificing
  • self-denying
  • greathearted
  • self-giving
  • other-directed
  • self-doubting
  • self-flagellating
  • self-reflective
  • self-questioning
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