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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By October 23rd, when the Sun slides into Scorpio, the tone deepens — and your focus turns to your values, resources, and inner self-worth.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Learning of the victories and complexities in Black people’s history not only built self-worth, but acted as a non-physical weapon for self defense to survive oppressive systems.
—Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Associate net worth with self-worth (for you and others).
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Learning of the victories and complexities in Black people’s history not only built self-worth, but acted as a non-physical weapon for self defense to survive oppressive systems.
—Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Associate net worth with self-worth (for you and others).
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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