self-improvement
/sˈɛlfɪmpɹˈuvmənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.42 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism."
- "In the year 1851 a small group of workmen in the Locomotive Department of the old Midland Railway Company at Derby met for self-improvement, and formed what was then known as a "reading society"."
- "Ambition and self-improvement are certainly not negatives, although one potential downside to being more self-conscious—especially for punk bands—is muted urgency."
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 improvement English self-improvement From self- + improvement.