"selfhood" meaning in All languages combined

See selfhood on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: selfhoods [plural]
Etymology: From self + -hood. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|self|hood}} self + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} selfhood (usually uncountable, plural selfhoods)
  1. (philosophy, psychology) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy, Psychology Translations (individuality): индивидуалност (individualnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), individualiteit (Dutch), minuus (Finnish), yksilöllisyys (Finnish), individualité [feminine] (French), ipséité [feminine] (French), Selbstsein [neuter] (German), себство (sebstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), individualidade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-selfhood-en-noun-VlDdz3V6 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'individuality': 90 3 6
  2. The fully developed self; one's personality, character. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (personality): личност (ličnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), persoonlijkheid (Dutch), persoonallisuus (Finnish), yksilöllisyys (Finnish), personnalité [feminine] (French), личност (ličnost) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-selfhood-en-noun-x67vafOp Disambiguation of 'personality': 14 66 20
  3. The quality of being self-centered or egocentric; selfishness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-selfhood-en-noun-96uHIXK4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 19 14 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 17 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 8 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 16 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 11 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 11 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 19 15 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 15 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: selfdom, sentient

Inflected forms

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