self-worth

noun

ˌself-ˈwərth 

: 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

… 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

… a five-minute film that touches on themes of building inner strength and developing a strong sense of self-worth.

—Natalie Proulx

Examples of self-worth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mercury retrograde, however, could bring an old financial decision back around, a client conversation or a self-worth issue that needs to be revisited. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Not hearing back after applying isn’t about your self-worth. —Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Yet impostor syndrome is usually classed as an unfounded belief of low self-worth. —Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

Here, the entertainment broadcaster reflects on surgery, self-worth, and surviving Hollywood’s impossible standards. —As Told To Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-worth

• childbirth
• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth
• unearth
• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth

Kids Definition

self-worth

noun

-ˈwərth

: self-esteem