"self-love" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: From self- + love. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|love}} self- + love Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-love (uncountable)
  1. Regard for oneself; love of oneself. Tags: uncountable Translations (regard for oneself): φιλαυτία (philautía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 自戀 (Chinese Mandarin), 自恋 (zìliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), sebeláska [feminine] (Czech), memamo (Esperanto), sinamo (Esperanto), itserakkaus (Finnish), amour-propre [masculine] (French), თვითსიყვარული (tvitsiq̇varuli) (Georgian), Selbstliebe [feminine] (German), αυταγάπη (note: in the modern sense) (alt: aftagápi (in the modern sense)) [feminine] (Greek), féinghrá [masculine] (Irish), amor proprio [masculine] (Italian), 自愛 (jiai) (alt: じあい) (Japanese), amor prōprius [masculine] (Latin), savìmeilė [feminine] (Lithuanian), swacinta (Malay), amor próprio [masculine] (Portuguese), amor propriu [neuter] (Romanian), себялю́бие (sebjaljúbije) [neuter] (Russian), са̏мољӯбље [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), sȁmoljūblje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), amor propio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-self-love-en-noun-5MzSy9GE Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 44 42 Disambiguation of 'regard for oneself': 95 4 1
  2. Excessive pride or vanity, overvaluing the self. Tags: uncountable
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  3. (euphemistic) Masturbation. Tags: euphemistic, uncountable Categories (topical): Masturbation
    Sense id: en-self-love-en-noun-MSVFc~Yx Disambiguation of Masturbation: 0 1 98 Categories (other): English euphemisms, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 44 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: narcissism

Alternative forms

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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "word": "swacinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amor próprio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "amor propriu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sebjaljúbije",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "себялю́бие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "са̏мољӯбље"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sȁmoljūblje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "regard for oneself",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amor propio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "self-love"
}

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