"self-respecting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more self-respecting [comparative], most self-respecting [superlative]
Etymology: self- + respecting Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|respecting}} self- + respecting Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-respecting (comparative more self-respecting, superlative most self-respecting)
  1. Having self-respect; having pride or knowledge of one's own worth. Translations (having self-respect): zichzelf respecterend (Dutch), arrymagh er hene (Manx), ambitny (Polish), tự trọng (Vietnamese), tự tôn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-self-respecting-en-adj-gn4KNyNH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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