Self-slaughter
Self′–slaugh″ter (?), n. Suicide. Shak.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Self-starter
Self′–start″er, 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 automobi...
Self-sufficiency
Self′–suf‐fi″cien‐cy (?), n. The quality or state of being self-sufficient.
Self-sufficient
Self′–suf‐fi″cient (?), a. 1. 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 omn...
Self-sufficing
Self′–suf‐fi″cing (?), 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
Self′–sus‐pend″ed (?), a. Suspended by one's self or by itself; balanced. Southey.
Self-suspicious
Self′–sus‐pi″cious (?), a. Suspicious or distrustful of one's self. Baxter.
Self-taught
Self″–taught′ (?), a. Taught by one's own efforts.
Self-tormentor
Self′–tor‐ment″or (?), n. One who torments himself.
Self-torture
Self′–tor″ture (?), n. The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on one's self.
Self-trust
Self″–trust′, n. Faith in one's self; self-reliance.
Self-uned
Self′–uned″ (?), a. [E. self + L. unus one.] One with itself; separate from others. Sylvester.
Self-view
Self″–view′ (?), n. A view of one's self; specifically, carefulness or regard for one's own interests.
Self-will
Self′–will″ (?), n. [AS. selfwill.] One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy.
Self-willed
Self′–willed″ (?), a. Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.
Self-willedness
Self′–willed″ness, n. Obstinacy. Sir W. Scott.
Self-worship
Self″–wor′ship (?), n. The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.
Self-wrong
Self″–wrong′ (?), n. Wrong done by a person himself. Shak.
Selfhood
Self″hood (?), n. Existence as a separate self, or independent person; conscious personality; individuality. Bib. Sacra.
Selfish
Self″ish (?), a. 1. Caring supremely or unduly for one's self; regarding one's own comfort, advantage, etc., in disregard, or at the expense, of those of others.They judge of th...
Selfishly
Self″ish‐ly, adv. In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
Selfishness
Self″ish‐ness, n. The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to d...
Selfism
Self″ism (?), n. Concentration of one's interests on one's self; self-love; selfishness. Emerson.
Selfist
Self″ist, n. A selfish person. I. Taylor.
Selfless
Self″less, a. Having no regard to self; unselfish.Lo now, what hearts have men! they never mountAs high as woman in her selfless mood. Tennyson.
Selflessness
Self″less‐ness, n. Quality or state of being selfless.
Selfness
Self″ness, n. Selfishness. Sir. P. Sidney.