self·hood (s lf h d )n. 1. The state of having a distinct identity; individuality. 2. The fully developed self; an achieved personality. 3. Self-centeredness: "the cult of selfhood that became fashionable in the 1960s" (David Rankin). [Translation of German Meinheit : mein, my, mine + -heit, n. suff.] |
selfhood [ˈsɛlfhʊd]
n
1. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a. the state of having a distinct identity
b. the individuality so possessed
2. a person's character
3. the quality of being egocentric
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