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Definition: Self-respect |
Self-respectNoun1. The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect: "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "self-respect" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonyms: Self-respectSynonyms: dignity (n), self-esteem (n), self-regard (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pride | Noun: dignity, self-respect, mens sibi conscia recti. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Self-respect |
| English words defined with "self-respect": apple polisher ♦ bootlicker ♦ fawner ♦ groveler, groveller ♦ humiliation ♦ pride, pridefulness, proud ♦ truckler. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "self-respect": mugwump. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Unconscious. You know, when you don't know anything -- your natural state! There's some people, you can't buy their self-respect for a bucket of shekels (Platinum Blonde; writing credit: Harry Chandlee; Douglas W. Churchill) But as a vehicle for regaining one's self-respect, oh, it's got a lot going for it. Damn right I turned it into a bomb (Edge of Darkness; writing credit: Troy Kennedy-Martin) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | I can live alone if self-respect & circumstances require me to do so ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
E. M. Cioran | A decadent civilization compromises with its disease, cherishes the virus infecting it, loses its self-respect. |
Henry David Thoreau | Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality. |
Henry Ward Beecher | Conceited men often seem a harmless kind of men, who, by an overwhelming self-respect, relieve others of the duty of respecting them at all. |
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus | Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose thy self-respect. |
May Sarton | Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there. |
Percy Bysshe Shelley | In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect. |
Sir John Herschel | Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | In pursuing this course, however, I can not forget what is due to the character of our Government and nation, or to a full and entire confidence in the good sense, patriotism, self-respect, and fortitude of my country-men. |
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| "Self-respect" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.83% of the time. "Self-respect" is used about 81 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) | 93.83% | 76 | 38,217 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 6.17% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 81 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "self-respect"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 自尊心. (various references) | |
Finnish | omanarvontunto, itsekunnioitus. (various references) | |
Greek | αυτοσεβασμός (self respect). (various references) | |
Hungarian | hiúság (pretence, vainness, vanity, windiness), önbecsülés (amour propre, self esteem, self respect, self-esteem, self-regard), önérzet (pride, self esteem, self-esteem). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 自尊心 (conceit), 自尊 (esteem), 識見 (discernment, insight, opinion, pride, views), 見識 (discernment, opinion, pride, views), 意気地 (backbone, guts, self-confidence). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しきけ" (discernment, insight, opinion, pride, the right to command, views), しっけ" (discernment, disenfranchisement, insight, loss of rights, opinion, pride, regent, views), いくじ (backbone, childcare, guts, nursing, self-confidence, upbringing), いきじ (backbone, guts, self-confidence), け"しき (discernment, opinion, pride, views), じそ"し" (conceit), じそ" (children and grandchildren, descendants, esteem, existing of or by itself, self-existence). (various references) | |
Korean | 자존 (self-importance). (various references) | |
Manx | arrym er hene. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elf-respectsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | respeito próprio (self-esteem), respeito de si mesmo (self-regard), dignidade (dignity, elevation, honor, honour, khanate, lordliness, manliness, nobleness, pride, queenhood, self-regard), amor-próprio (amour-propre, self-esteem, self-regard). (various references) | |
Russian | самоуважение (self esteem, self respect, self-esteem), чувство собственного достоинства. (various references) | |
Swedish | självaktning (self esteem, self respect, self-regard). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thái độ tự trọng tư cách đứng đắn, lòng tự trọng. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | dignitas, dignitate, dignitatem, dignitates, dignitatis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Stoma authV dihnoixen prosecontwV kai ennomwV kai taxin esteilato th glwssh authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ain fortitudo et decor indumentum eius et ridebit in die novissimo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ayn. Strengthe and fairnesse the clothing of hir; and she shal layhen in the laste dai. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 25 |
| Cebuano | Kusog ug pagkahalangdon mao ang iyang saput; Ug siya mokatawa sa panahon nga umalabut. |
| Croatian | Odjevena je snagom i dostojanstvom, pa se smije danu buduæem. |
| Danish | Klædt i Styrke og Hæder går hun Morgendagen i Møde med Smil. |
| Dutch | Ain. Sterkte en heerlijkheid zijn haar kleding; en zij lacht over den nakomenden dag. |
| Finnish | Vallalla ja kunnialla hän on vaatetettu, ja hän nauraa tulevalle päivälle. |
| French | Elle est revêtue de force et de gloire, Et elle se rit de l`avenir. |
| German | Kraft und Schöne sind ihr Gewand, und sie lacht des kommenden Tages. |
| Haitian Creole | Li gen anpil kouraj, tout moun respekte l', li pa pè denmen. |
| Hungarian | Erõ és ékesség az õ ruhája; és nevet a következõ napnak. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia berwibawa dan dihormati; dan tidak khawatir tentang hari nanti. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Patut dan sopan menjadi pakaiannya, dan iapun bergemar akan hari yang kemudian. |
| Italian | Forza e decoro sono il suo vestito e se la ride dell'avvenire. |
| Maori | He kaha, he honore ona kakahu; a e kata ana ia ki nga ra o muri atu. |
| Norwegian | Kraft og verdighet er hennes klædebon, og hun ler av den kommende tid. |
| Portuguese | Aine. A força e a dignidade são os seus vestidos; e ri-se do tempo vindouro. |
| Rumanian | Ea este kmbrqcatq cu tqrie wi slavq, wi rkde de ziua de mkne. |
| Russian | лТЕ ПУФШ Й ЛТБУПФБ--П"ЕЦ"Б ЕЕ, Й ЧЕУЕМП УНПФТЙФ ПОБ ОБ 'Х"ХЭЕЕ. |
| Spanish | Fuerza y honor son su vestidura, y se ríe de lo porvenir. |
| Swedish | Kraft och heder är hennes klädnad, och hon ler mot den dag som kommer. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Self-respect" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: selfrespect. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-f-l-p-r-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: preselects. | |
-2 letters: electress, preelects, preselect. | |
-3 letters: celestes, feetless, fleecers, fretless, peerless, perfects, preelect, prefects, prelects, reelects, reflects, respects, scepters, sceptres, secretes, sesterce, sleepers, specters, spectres, spelters, steepers, steeples, treeless. | |
-4 letters: celeste, creeses, cresset, feelers, feeless, festers, fleecer, fleeces, fleeter, peelers, peeress, pelters, perfect, pesters, pestles, petrels, precess, prefect, prelect, presets, recepts, reelect, refects, refeels. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-e-f-l-p-r-s-s-t" | |
+3 letters: respectfulness. | |
+5 letters: respectfulnesses. | |
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