Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
selfhood - 3 dictionary results

self⋅hood

[self-hood]
–noun
1. the state of being an individual person; individuality.
2. one's personality.
3. selfishness.

Origin:
1640–50; self + -hood
self·hood   (sělf'hŏŏd')   
n.  
  1. The state of having a distinct identity; individuality.
  2. The fully developed self; an achieved personality.
  3. Self-centeredness: "the cult of selfhood that became fashionable in the 1960s" (David Rankin).

[Translation of German Meinheit : mein, my, mine + -heit, n. suff.]

Selfhood

Self"hood\, n. Existence as a separate self, or independent person; conscious personality; individuality. --Bib. Sacra.
Search another word or see selfhood on Thesaurus | Reference