self-love

See also: selflove

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ love.

Pronunciation

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Noun

self-love (uncountable)

1. Regard for oneself; love of oneself.
   • 2023 May 29, Madeline Holcombe, “Lizzo is teaching us about body neutrality. Here is what it means and how to get there”, in CNN‎:

     Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.

2. Excessive pride or vanity, overvaluing the self.
3. (euphemistic) Masturbation.
   • 2004, Diana Richardson, Tantric Orgasm for Women, Page 195

     On the question of masturbation, or self-love, once again the tantric principle applies

Translations

regard for oneself

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 自戀 / 自恋 (zh) (zìliàn) Czech: sebeláska f Esperanto: memamo, sinamo Finnish: itserakkaus French: amour-propre (fr) m Georgian: თვითსიყვარული (tvitsiq̇varuli) German: Selbstliebe (de) f Greek: αυταγάπη (el) f (aftagápi) Ancient: φιλαυτία f (philautía) Irish: féinghrá m Italian: amor proprio (it) m Japanese: 自愛 (ja) (じあい, jiai) Latin: amor prōprius m Lithuanian: savi̇̀meilė f Malay: swacinta (ms) Portuguese: amor próprio m Romanian: amor propriu (ro) n Russian: себялю́бие (ru) n (sebjaljúbije) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: са̏мољӯбље n Roman: sȁmoljūblje (sh) n Spanish: amor propio m

See also

• narcissism