Ego vs. Self
Egonoun
The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
Egonoun
The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
Egonoun
The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as "I" by a person; - opposed to non-ego.
Egonoun
that one of the three parts of a person's psychic apparatus that mediates consciously between the drives of the id and the realities of the external physical and social environment, by integrating perceptions of the external world and organizing the reactions to it. Contrasted with the id and superego.
Egonoun
egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much ego.
Egonoun
self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego.
Egonoun
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
Egonoun
your consciousness of your own identity
Egonoun
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
Egonoun
a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance
Egonoun
the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.
Egonoun
(in metaphysics) a conscious thinking subject.
Selfpronoun
(obsolete) Himself, herself, itself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).
Selfpronoun
Myself.
Selfnoun
The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts.
Selfnoun
An individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness (plural selves).
Selfnoun
(botany) A seedling produced by self-pollination (plural selfs).
Selfnoun
Any molecule, cell, or tissue of an organism's own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign (nonself) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, infective, allogenic, or xenogenic).
Selfverb
(botany) To fertilise by the same individual; to self-fertilise or self-pollinate.
Selfverb
(botany) To fertilise by the same strain; to inbreed.
Selfadjective
Having its own or a single nature or character, as in colour, composition, etc., without addition or change; unmixed.
Selfadjective
Of or relating to any molecule, cell, or tissue of an organism's own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign (nonself) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, infective, allogenic, or xenogenic).
Selfadjective
(obsolete) Same.
Selfadjective
Same; particular; very; identical.
Selfadjective
Having its own or a single nature or character, as in color, composition, etc., without addition or change; unmixed; as, a self bow, one made from a single piece of wood; self flower or plant, one which is wholly of one color; self-colored.
Selfnoun
The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality.
Selfnoun
Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.
Selfnoun
Personification; embodiment.
Selfnoun
your consciousness of your own identity
Selfnoun
a person considered as a unique individual;
Selfadjective
combining form; oneself or itself;
Selfadjective
used as a combining form; relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self;
Selfnoun
a person's essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action
Selfnoun
one's particular nature or personality; the qualities that make one individual or unique
Selfnoun
one's own interests or pleasure
Selfnoun
used ironically to refer to oneself or someone else
Selfnoun
used on counterfoils, cheques, and other papers to refer to the holder or person who has signed
Selfadjective
(of a trimming or cover) of the same material and colour as the rest of the item
Selfverb
self-pollinate; self-fertilize
Selfverb
cause (an animal or plant) to breed with or fertilize one of the same hybrid origin or strain
Self
The self is an individual person as the object of its own reflective consciousness. Since the self is a reference by a subject to the same subject, this reference is necessarily subjective.
