Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-denying

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: self---deny-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without concern for one's own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English denying English self-denying From self- + denying.

Inflected Forms

more self-denying (comparative) most self-denying (superlative)

Synonyms

self-sacrificing abstemious otherish selfless self-abnegatory self-denying self-flagellatory unselfish

Questions

What does self-denying mean?: Without concern for one's own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing.
Where does self-denying come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English denying English self-denying From self- + denying.

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