self
your consciousness of your own identity
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,119 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,370 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- your consciousness of your own identity also: ego
- a person considered as a unique individual one's own self
adjective
- (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self self-knowledgeself-proclaimed
self in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But that was just her natural self.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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But she rarely tries to appeal to his better self.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1
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He could not subordinate his own momentary desire or disinclination to an interest essentially foreign to his own self.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Immediately there was a flash of flame, and out of it, Florian no longer, but her own self, appeared Isabella.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Gesture, attitude, smile, every thing in M. Costeclar, betrayed the satisfaction of self, and the assurance of a man accustomed to success.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1