self-worth
noun
: a sense of one's own value as a human being : self-esteem
feelings of self-worth
a lack of self-worth
helping to build/develop self-worth
people with low/greater/higher self-worth
Too often, college students base their self-worth solely on their GPA.—
Marcia Morris
Marcia Morris… jobs that gave them not only wages and health care and pensions but also a context, a sense of self-worth, a kind of identity.—Lance Morrow
Lance Morrow… a five-minute film that touches on themes of building inner strength and developing a strong sense of self-worth.—Natalie Proulx
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Your 7th House of Partnership softens as self-worth-minded Venus arrives, inviting kinder agreements and collaborative plans that honor independence and real care.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Many leaders become trapped in what mental health professionals call contingent self-worth—the tendency to base personal value on achievement, recognition or productivity.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Money and self-worth take the spotlight today as the intuitive Moon in your 2nd House of Resources conjoins fiery Mars there.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
With the moon energizing your stability-seeking second house of money, comfort and self-worth, today asks you to move at a pace your body can actually sustain.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Many leaders become trapped in what mental health professionals call contingent self-worth—the tendency to base personal value on achievement, recognition or productivity.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Money and self-worth take the spotlight today as the intuitive Moon in your 2nd House of Resources conjoins fiery Mars there.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
With the moon energizing your stability-seeking second house of money, comfort and self-worth, today asks you to move at a pace your body can actually sustain.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-worth
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“Self-worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-worth. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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