as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
nurtured a self-love that was far greater than any affection she ever felt for another person
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Recent Examples of self-love
The older vocabulary of life-defining commitments and meaning-making projects continued to wither while a new lexicon took hold: self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-love.
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January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The cultural ideal for women is again ultrathin — but under a new banner of self-love.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Experiencing a burst of self-love?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Her list of wins overshadowed her list of failures and sparked a new journey to self-acceptance and self-love.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The cultural ideal for women is again ultrathin — but under a new banner of self-love.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Experiencing a burst of self-love?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Her list of wins overshadowed her list of failures and sparked a new journey to self-acceptance and self-love.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-love
Noun
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As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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According to nutritionist Payal Kothari, author of The Gut, the rise of the high-protein diet has been driven by a mix of vanity and virality.—
Sara Hussain,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
Noun
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My coat and my ego were a bit tarnished as my husband rushed to help me up.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Also, any shred of ego one has left after a lifetime of motherhood and being a caregiver/support person will get completely zeroed out while milling around a bunch of athletes.—
Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
Noun
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My unmatched winless record is a point of enormous pride.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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From faculty and alumni to area businesses, the expressions of pride in Harvard’s stance for academic freedom are effusive.—
Jacob Posner,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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“Self-love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-love. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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