Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SELF-BE-GOT'TEN, a. [self and beget.]

Begotten by one's powers.

SELF'-BORN, a. [self and born.]

Born or produced by one's self.

SELF-CEN'TER-ED, a. [self and center.]

Centered in itself. The earth self-center'd and unmov'd. – Dryden.

SELF-CEN'TER-ING, a.

Centering in one's self.

SELF-CHAR'I-TY, n. [self and charity.]

Love of one's self. – Shak.

SELF-COM-MU'NI-CA-TIVE, a. [self and communicative.]

Imparted or communicated by its own powers. – Norris.

SELF-CON-CEIT, n. [self and conceit.]

A high opinion of one's self; vanity.

SELF-CON-CEIT-ED, a.

Vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits. – L'Estrange.

SELF-CON-CEIT-ED-NESS, n.

Vanity; an overweening opinion of one's own person or accomplishments. – Locke.

SELF-CON-DEM-NA'TION, n.

Condemnation by one's own conscience.

SELF-CON-DEMN'ING, a.

Condemning one's self.

SELF-CON'FI-DENCE, n. [self end confidence.]

Confidence in one's own judgment or ability; reliance on one's own opinion or powers, without other aid.

SELF-CON'FI-DENT, a.

Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on the correctness of one's own judgment, or the competence of one's own powers, without other aid.

SELF-CON'FI-DENT-LY, adv.

With self-confidence.

SELF-CON-FID-ING, a.

Confiding in one's own judgment or powers, without the aid of others. – Pope.

SELF-CON'SCIOUS, a. [self and consciaus.]

Conscious in one's self. – Dryden.

SELF-CON'SCIOUS-NESS, n.

Consciousness within one's self. – Locke.

SELF-CON-SID'ER-ING, a. [self and consider.]

Considering in one's own mind; deliberating. – Pope.

SELF-CON-SUM-ED, a.

Consumed by one's self.

SELF-CON-SUM-ING, a. [self and consume.]

That consumes itself. – Pope.

SELF-CON-TRA-DIC'TION, n. [self and contradiction.]

The act of contradicting itself; repugnancy in terms. To be and not to be at the same time, is a self-contradiction; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other.

SELF-CON-TRA-DICT'O-RY, a.

Contradicting itself. – Spectator.

SELF-CON-VICT'ED, a. [self and convict.]

Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge or avowal.

SELF-CON-VIC'TION, n.

Conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge or confession. – Swift.

SELF-CRE-A'TED, a.

Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another. – Milner.