Self-luminous
Self′–lu″mi‐nous (?), a. Possessing in itself the property of emitting light. Sir D. Brewster.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Self-made
Self″–made′ (?), a. Made by one's self.Self-made man, a man who has risen from poverty or obscurity by means of his own talents or energies.
Self-mettle
Self″–met′tle (?), n. Inborn mettle or courage; one's own temper. Shak.
Self-motion
Self′–mo″tion (?), n. Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneous or voluntary motion.Matter is not induced with self-motion. Cheyne.
Self-moved
Self′–moved″ (?), a. Moved by inherent power., without the aid of external impulse.
Self-moving
Self′–mov″ing (?), a. Moving by inherent power, without the aid of external impulse.
Self-murder
Self′–mur″der (?), a. Suicide.
Self-murderer
Self′–mur″der‐er (?), n. A suicide.
Self-neglecting
Self′–neg‐lect″ing (?), n. A neglecting of one's self, or of one's own interests.Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sinAs self-neglecting. Shak.
Self-one
Self′–one″ (?), a. Secret. Marston.
Self-opinion
Self′–o‐pin″ion (?), n. Opinion, especially high opinion, of one's self; an overweening estimate of one's self or of one's own opinion. Collier.
Self-opinioned
Self′–o‐pin″ioned (?), a. Having a high opinion of one's self; opinionated; conceited. South.
Self-originating
Self′–o‐rig″i‐na′ting (?), a. Beginning with, or springing from, one's self.
Self-partiality
Self′–par′ti‐al″i‐ty (?), n. That partiality to himself by which a man overrates his own worth when compared with others. Kames.
Self-perplexed
Self′–per‐plexed″ (?), a. Perplexed by doubts originating in one's own mind.
Self-posited
Self′–pos″it‐ed (?), a. Disposed or arranged by an action originating in one's self or in itself.These molecular blocks of salt are self-posited. Tyndall.
Self-positing
Self′–pos″it‐ing, a. The act of disposing or arranging one's self or itself.The self-positing of the molecules. R. Watts.
Self-possessed
Self″–pos‐sessed″ (?), a. Composed or tranquil in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed.
Self-possession
Self′–pos‐ses″sion (?), n. The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.
Self-praise
Self″–praise′ (?), n. Praise of one's self.
Self-preservation
Self′–pres′er‐va″tion (?), n. The preservation of one's self from destruction or injury.
Self-propagating
Self′–prop″a‐ga′ting (?), a. Propagating by one's self or by itself.
Self-registering
Self′–reg″is‐ter‐ing (?), a. Registering itself; — said of any instrument so contrived as to record its own indications of phenomena, whether continuously or at stated times, as...
Self-regulated
Self′–reg″u‐la′ted (?), a. Regulated by one's self or by itself.
Self-regulative
Self′–reg″u‐la‐tive (?), a. Tending or serving to regulate one's self or itself. Whewell.
Self-reliance
Self′–re‐li″ance (?), n. Reliance on one's own powers or judgment; self-trust.
Self-reliant
Self′–re‐li″ant (?), a. Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.