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self-worth

(sĕlf′wûrth′)

Self-esteem; self-respect.

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self-worth

respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself

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self′-worth′

the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.

[1960–65]

self′-wor′thiness, n.

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self-worth - the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

dignity, self-regard, self-respect

pride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

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