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
As a woman who wears a hijab, taking care of my hair has always felt like a sacred act of self-love.
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Eman Bare, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Anorexia, in this telling, was irreducibly individual: a failure of self-love, cured by self-work, self-care, self-reform.
—Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
The lyrics aren’t much better, recycling various cliches about self-love.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
In the second book, This Is Us, there's so much about self-love, which is unusual in a romance novel.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 11 May 2025
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Eman Bare, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Anorexia, in this telling, was irreducibly individual: a failure of self-love, cured by self-work, self-care, self-reform.
—Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
The lyrics aren’t much better, recycling various cliches about self-love.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
In the second book, This Is Us, there's so much about self-love, which is unusual in a romance novel.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-love
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Perfect for a vanity, living room, or anywhere that could use additional seating, this upholstered throne has earned over 1,000 five-star reviews on Amazon for its softness, back support and ease of assembly.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Even the smallest guest room, at 516 square feet, provides guests with ample space to spread out, with double vanities and a deep soaking tub in the bathroom.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Just observationally, there seemed to be a very high crossover between those of you with the inflated ego to list 16 teams and those of you who thought Dallas was going to lose to Colorado.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Uranium enrichment, a source of pride for Iran, is at the heart of a long rift between the two countries.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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As his tenure there comes to an end next month, Levine can look in the mirror and say with no small measure of pride: Mission accomplished.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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“Self-love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-love. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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