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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Children thrive emotionally when parents act as a united secure base, fostering self-worth and stable relationships.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Then there’s 11/11 — a major portal, and the same day Jupiter begins its retrograde in Cancer, which lights up your money and self-worth sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
True happiness starts at home and is fortified by internal self-worth.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
For instance, with Venus squaring Jupiter, boundaries between collaboration and overcommitment could blur, followed by Venus squaring Pluto, which could expose deeper issues around control and self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Then there’s 11/11 — a major portal, and the same day Jupiter begins its retrograde in Cancer, which lights up your money and self-worth sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
True happiness starts at home and is fortified by internal self-worth.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
For instance, with Venus squaring Jupiter, boundaries between collaboration and overcommitment could blur, followed by Venus squaring Pluto, which could expose deeper issues around control and self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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 14 Nov. 2025.
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