Selfhood Definition
sĕlfho͝od
noun
All the things that make one what one is; personality or individuality.
Webster's New World
The state of having a distinct identity; individuality.
American Heritage Medicine
The fully developed self; an achieved personality.
American Heritage Medicine
The condition of being self-centered; selfishness.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
selfhood
Plural:
selfhoodsOrigin of Selfhood
Translation of German Meinheit mein my, mine -heit n. suff
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From self +"Ž -hood.
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