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[ self-im-proov-muhnt, self- ] / ˈsɛlf ɪmˈpruv mənt, ˌsɛlf- /
nounimprovement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts. Origin of self-improvementFirst recorded in 1735–45 OTHER WORDS FROM self-improvementself-im·prov·a·ble, adjectiveself-im·prov·er, nounself-im·prov·ing, adjectiveWords nearby self-improvementself-image, self-immolating, self-immolation, self-important, self-imposed, self-improvement, self-inclusive, self-incompatible, self-incriminating, self-incrimination, self-induced Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-improvementAnother said just the act of spending money on self-improvement made him determined to break out of his shell. The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Education is a series of hoops to jump through, not a process of self-improvement or self-discovery. China’s Schools Teaches Kids to Take Tests, Obey the State, and Not Much More|Junheng Li|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST When first genomics started, we figured the result would be self-improvement—literally. New Finding That Testing Could Identify Defects in Fetuses Is a Genetics Baby Step|Kent Sepkowitz|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST “On the Limits of Self-Improvement”Vanity Fair, October 2007 There's an entire micro-economy based on the pursuit of betterment. The Best Christopher Hitchens Longreads|David Sessions|December 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Forget Oprah—we should all be watching Pixar movies in our quests for self-improvement. Toy Story 3: A Brilliant Plan Pays Off|Nicole LaPorte|June 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST Education is prompted by reading circles, lectures, and societies for self-improvement. Aliens or Americans?|Howard B. Grose Another writer has said that "the aim of life should be self-improvement, with a due regard to the interest of others." Your Mind and How to Use It|William Walker Atkinson To rest human salvation on self-improvement and social reform, is legalism over again. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay Has the average worker time or thought for self-improvement and larger life? Kept in ignorance during the days of slavery his one great desire under freedom was for knowledge and self-improvement. The Hindered Hand|Sutton E. Griggs
British Dictionary definitions for self-improvement
nounthe improvement of one's status, position, education, etc, by one's own efforts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |