Self-discipline

Definitions: Self-discipline

Self-discipline

Noun

1. The trait of practicing self discipline.

2. The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses.

Date "self-discipline" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references)

Synonyms: Self-discipline

Synonyms: self-control (n), self-denial (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Worship	Discipline; self-discipline, self-examination, self-denial; fasting.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Self-discipline

English words defined with "self-discipline": Bushido. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I tend not to exhibit the self-discipline of a peace officer. (Natural Born Killers; writing credit: David Veloz)
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Domain	Title
Books	Discipline That Develops Self-Discipline (reference) Good Kids, Bad Behavior: Helping Children Learn Self-Discipline (reference) The Encouraging Parent: How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids and Start Teaching Them Confidence, Self-Discipline, and Joy (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Adventures from the Book of Virtues: Self-Discipline (reference) Self-Discipline and Emotional Control (reference) The Power of Self-Discipline (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Among other activities, it provides a mechanism for self-discipline in advertising, and specifically enables individual citizens to have direct influence on advertising matters. (references)
		It promotes physical education and encourages sports programs; league competitions and amateur sports, including training for international competition, in order to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence in Filipino children. (references)
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	The plain people of this country found the courage and the strength, the self-discipline, and the mutual respect to fight and to win, with the help of our allies, under God.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Self-discipline" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 91.67% of the time. "Self-discipline" is used about 48 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	91.67%	44	51,500
Adjective (general or positive)	8.33%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	48	N/A

Language		Translations for "self-discipline"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		自我训练. (various references)

Dutch		zelftucht. (various references)

German		selbstdisziplin (self dicipline). (various references)

Greek		εγκράτεια (abstinence, continence, moderation, self control, self restraint, sobriety, temperance, temperateness), αυτοκυριαρχία (continence, self control, self possession, self-command). (various references)

Hungarian		önfegyelem. (various references)

Indonesian		iffah (abstinence), disiplin diri. (various references)

Italian		autodisciplina. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		自粛 (self-control). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しゅうよう (accommodation, admission, adoption, culture, custody, entering, expropriation, following, housing, reception, seating, training), じしゅく (self-control). (various references)

Pig Latin		elf-disciplinesay

Portuguese		disciplina própria, autodisciplina. (various references)

Russian		самодисциплина. (various references)

Spanish		autodisciplina. (various references)

Swedish		självdisciplin. (various references)

Ukranian		самодисципліна. (various references)

Vietnamese		kỷ luật tự giác. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-f-i-i-i-l-l-n-p-s-s"
	-3 letters: disciplines.
	-4 letters: discipline.
	-5 letters: densifies, diclinies, disciples, filicides, lifelines, pencilled, sidelines, silicides, specified, specifies, spinelles.
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