as in identity
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood
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Recent Examples of selfhood
In contrast, Miller is interested in the body that wears the clothing, and how clothing is a way to define selfhood and the body.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
The sense of selfhood existing in mirrorlike closeup, is an inherently cinematic one, not a theatrical one, and Deneuve is the greatest exemplar of this French style.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
And that’s exactly what Self of Selves offers: an unguarded layering of thought, process, and selfhood.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
Whether explicit or implicit, each vignette is a lesson learned, and those experiences accumulate into new iterations of selfhood as the story progresses.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
The sense of selfhood existing in mirrorlike closeup, is an inherently cinematic one, not a theatrical one, and Deneuve is the greatest exemplar of this French style.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
And that’s exactly what Self of Selves offers: an unguarded layering of thought, process, and selfhood.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025
Whether explicit or implicit, each vignette is a lesson learned, and those experiences accumulate into new iterations of selfhood as the story progresses.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfhood
Noun
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McKinsey partner Charlie Lewis identifies several core foundations including asset management, vulnerability management, and identity management.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have not publicly released his identity.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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So the personalities are different but the core motivations and attributes are there for all naval aviators.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the streamer’s biggest hit, Game Changer, a competition show in which the premise changes every episode, Wysocki has managed to nurture intense parasocial bonds with Dropout’s fans by showcasing his personality as a chillass wandering spirit.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Selfhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfhood. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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