Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-loving

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: self--lov-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting or exemplary of self-love.

Example Sentences

"That is a very pleasant line, the one that we have italicized; […] Why did he [Ben Jonson] not write more such? He might answer that he did, and that his poetry was full of enjoyment. But it is not; at least not in the entirely happy, familiar, unmisgiving, self-referential, and yet not self-loving sense that we speak of."
"[…] creating environments where people can grow into strong people — emerging from whatever personal struggle they've had and come to terms with their sexual identity as strong self-loving people and enter into healthy relationships and be happy."

Etymology

From self- + loving.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

egotistic egotistical narcissistic

Questions

What does self-loving mean?: Exhibiting or exemplary of self-love.
Where does self-loving come from?: From self- + loving.

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