"selfness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: selfnesses [plural]
Etymology: From self + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|self|ness}} self + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} selfness (usually uncountable, plural selfnesses)
  1. The state, quality, or condition of self. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-selfness-en-noun-zTkyLrxI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 20 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 79 15 6
  2. Personality. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-selfness-en-noun-1hQ6VjNp
  3. Egotism. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-selfness-en-noun-E1Ep8RoR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: selfdom, selfhood, selfship, selfsame, selfsameness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for selfness meaning in English (1.4kB)

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