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

Rebellious Uranus energizes your 2nd House of Resources and self-worth, forming a trine to Pluto in your 10th House of Career and Reputation. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Money, self-worth and the price of keeping everyone comfortable are under review right now. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Through themes of identity, secrecy, and self-worth, the novel highlights the emotional cost of assimilation. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

In the modern admissions process, particularly at selective schools, students are compelled to conflate their self-worth with their ability to package themselves as marketable products. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 June 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