selfhood

English

Etymology

From self +‎ -hood.

Noun

selfhood (usually uncountable, plural selfhoods)

1. (philosophy, psychology) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.
2. The fully developed self; one's personality, character.
   • 2002, Amila Buturović, Stone speaker: medieval tombs, landscape, and Bosnian identity in the poetry of Mak Dizdar:

     Indeed, while geography is neither a key dimension of identity nor its determinant, it is one of the most important categories through which nationhood can be explored and articulated. It both grounds a sense of national selfhood and gives it a framework through which a continuous shaping of identity can "take place."

3. The quality of being self-centered or egocentric; selfishness.

Related terms

• selfdom

Translations

individuality

• Bulgarian: индивидуалност (bg) f (individualnost)
• Dutch: individualiteit (nl);
• Finnish: minuus (fi); yksilöllisyys (fi)
• French: individualité (fr) f;, ipséité (fr) f
• German: Selbstsein n
• Macedonian: себство n (sebstvo)
• Portuguese: individualidade (pt) f

personality

• Bulgarian: личност (bg) f (ličnost)
• Dutch: persoonlijkheid (nl);
• Finnish: persoonallisuus (fi); yksilöllisyys (fi)
• French: personnalité (fr) f;
• Macedonian: личност f (ličnost)

selfishness — see selfishness