noun Download 🔗Share One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition. Examples : "My sister's self is very outgoing and friendly. " mind character person soul philosophy being human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts. Examples : "My self-perception is that I'm a good student, even though I sometimes struggle in math class. " mind philosophy person human being soul essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness (plural selves). Examples : "My younger self would have been terrified of public speaking, but now I find I enjoy it. " mind philosophy person human soul character being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Self-interest or personal advantage. Examples : "The student's self was driving her to study hard for the exam. " philosophy mind character value attitude person being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Identity or personality. Examples : "My sister's strong sense of self helps her make important decisions. " mind philosophy character human person being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A seedling produced by self-pollination (plural selfs). Examples : "The farmer carefully planted several selfs, seedlings produced from the previous year's crops. " plant biology agriculture seed essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flower having its colour uniform as opposed to variegated. Examples : "The daffodil had a simple, self-coloured yellow; no spots or stripes. " plant color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any molecule, cell, or tissue of an organism's own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign (nonself) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, infective, allogenic, or xenogenic). Examples : "My immune system attacked the foreign self, recognizing it as a threat. " medicine biology organism physiology biochemistry anatomy disease essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fertilise by the same individual; to self-fertilise or self-pollinate. Examples : "The farmer chose to self the tomato plants to ensure a consistent crop. " biology plant agriculture sex essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fertilise by the same strain; to inbreed. Examples : "The farmer chose to self-fertilize his prize-winning tomato plants to maintain their desirable characteristics. " biology plant agriculture sex essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having its own or a single nature or character throughout, as in colour, composition, etc., without addition or change; of the same kind; unmixed. Examples : "a self bow: one made from a single piece of wood" quality character nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Same, identical. Examples : "My brother and I have the same, self-same birthday. " being philosophy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Belonging to oneself; own. Examples : "My self-care routine includes a daily walk after work. " person property character mind being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of or relating to any molecule, cell, or tissue of an organism's own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign (nonself) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, infective, allogenic, or xenogenic). Examples : "The doctor checked for a self-reactive immune response in the patient's body. " medicine physiology biology organism biochemistry anatomy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
pronoun Download 🔗Share Himself, herself, itself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned). Examples : "This argument was put forward by the defendant self." grammar language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
pronoun Download 🔗Share Myself. Examples : "I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat." person being human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading