self-expression
noun
self-ex·pres·sion
ˌself-ik-ˈspre-shən 
: the expression of one's own personality : assertion of one's individual traits
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Aside from the fact that people tend to identify others by describing their hair color or length, many use their hair as a form of self-expression.
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Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
This approach is especially important now, as Saturn retrograde and a total lunar eclipse touch down on your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
His death cast a dark shadow over the annual nine-day event, which promotes community, art and self-expression in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Aside from the fact that people tend to identify others by describing their hair color or length, many use their hair as a form of self-expression.
—Alison Mann, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-expression
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“Self-expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-expression. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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