as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
nurtured a self-love that was far greater than any affection she ever felt for another person
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Recent Examples of self-love
Dina is bisexual, offering readers a powerful message of self-love in the ways that her openness about her sexuality identity impinges upon her magic.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The process of honest reflection is a great act of self-love.
—Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Such a change could only come from owning her realities, embracing self-love, listening intently, learning from others, and accepting correction and encouragement from those in her tribe.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Chester gently cups his smooth, genial face in his gracefully refined hand, an unusual gesture that quietly expresses self-love.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The process of honest reflection is a great act of self-love.
—Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Such a change could only come from owning her realities, embracing self-love, listening intently, learning from others, and accepting correction and encouragement from those in her tribe.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Chester gently cups his smooth, genial face in his gracefully refined hand, an unusual gesture that quietly expresses self-love.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-love
Noun
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Its bathroom has a walk-in shower and a vanity with a marble counter.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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In one photo, a 7-year-old Eilish smiles happily in front of a birthday cake designed to look like a vanity.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Somewhere in the nearby dry grasses another pride of lions lurk, ready to pounce on any younger buffalo whose hooves end up stuck in the mud.Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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The project leader, Tomohiro Nomi, expressed pride in the accomplishment, emphasizing that the robot’s AI was designed to develop its own optimal throwing style.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Self-love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-love. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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