"I-hood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From I + -hood, chiefly a calque of German Ichheit (“selfhood”). Compare also Dutch ikheid (“individuality”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|I|hood}} I + -hood, {{calque|en|de|Ichheit|nocap=1|t=selfhood}} calque of German Ichheit (“selfhood”), {{cog|nl|ikheid||individuality}} Dutch ikheid (“individuality”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=I-hood}} I-hood (uncountable)
  1. The state of one's own self or identity; one's conscious personality. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: I-ness, I-ship, Ihood
    Sense id: en-I-hood-en-noun-qnjFjSa6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood

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