selfhood

(-ho̵od′)

noun

  1. all the things that make one what one is; personality or individuality
  2. the condition of being self-centered; selfishness

See selfhood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The state of having a distinct identity; individuality.
  2. The fully developed self; an achieved personality.
  3. Self-centeredness: “the cult of selfhood that became fashionable in the 1960s” (David Rankin).

Origin:

Origin: Translation of German Meinheit

Origin: : mein, my, mine

Origin: + -heit, n. suff

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