self-pleasing

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adjective

self-pleas·​ing ˌself-ˈplē-ziŋ 

: giving pleasure to oneself : pleasing to oneself

a self-pleasing lifestyle

self-pleasing behaviors

"… we're a band of audiophiles and also a self-pleasing band. If we're making the music we really want to be making … that's how we define success. …"

—Paul Deakin

self-pleasing

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noun

: the giving of pleasure to oneself

… it is the way of worldliness and earthly mindedness, the way of sensuality and self-pleasing.

—Sam Lomen

Life involves a healthy balance between "people-pleasing" and "self-pleasing."

—Robert Whitley

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1590, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1583, in the meaning defined above