self-expression

noun

self-ex·​pres·​sion ˌself-ik-ˈspre-shən 

: the expression of one's own personality : assertion of one's individual traits

self-expressive

ˌself-ik-ˈspre-siv 

adjective

Examples of self-expression in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The intention behind the bts initiative — and all Journeys’ messaging — is to celebrate and encourage self-expression. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Consumers may not want a digital beauty counter so much as a new canvas for self-expression. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Burning Man is a week-long desert event that describes itself as being focused on community, self-expression and art. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Tech visionaries pledged to create a world that would make possible precisely the kind of self-expression, open exchange, and communal connection that the counterculture had promised. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-expression

• decompression
• dispossession
• indiscretion
• intercession
• introgression
• nonaggression
• prepossession
• recompression
• repossession
• retrocession
• retrogression
• supersession

Kids Definition

self-expression

noun

self-ex·​pres·​sion

ˌsel-fik-ˈspresh-ən

: the expression of one's own personality