self-love

See also: selflove

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ love.

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Noun

self-love (uncountable)

  1. Regard for oneself; love of oneself.
    • 2023 May 29, Madeline Holcombe, “Lizzo is teaching us about body neutrality. Here is what it means and how to get there”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.
  2. Excessive pride or vanity, overvaluing the self.
  3. (euphemistic) Masturbation.
    • 2004, Diana Richardson, Tantric Orgasm for Women, Page 195
      On the question of masturbation, or self-love, once again the tantric principle applies

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