self-love

Definitions

1. Regard for or love of oneself. Hence, excessive interest in oneself; excessive appreciation of one's own worth and value.
Synonyms: bigheadedness; conceit; conceitedness; narcissism; self-admiration; self-appreciation; self-approbation; self-importance; self-praise; self-regard; self-worship; vainness; vanity.

2. The desire for happiness; the instinct or tendency to promote one's own well-being, to seek one's own benefit or advantage.
Synonyms: egocentrism; egoism; selfishness; self-absorption; self-consideration.

3. Another word for autoeroticism. See masturbation for synonyms.

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Self-respect; knowing one's worth.