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selfhoods

noun

plural of selfhood
as in identities
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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  1. identities
  2. personalities
Noun
  • Researchers therefore began exploring partial reprogramming, briefly activating the Yamanaka factors in ways that appear to rejuvenate cells while maintaining their specialized identities.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The regulations would require all ballot envelope designs to be pre-approved by the Postal Service and that states upload the identities of those who are to receive them into a still-inactive online portal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of identities
Noun
  • Cinematic pretense and the kinds political leaders and media personalities use to sell ideas are often one and the same.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Had the property lasted longer, Harris would have been one of the personalities contributing to it.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of personalities
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“Selfhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfhoods. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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