Meanings
nounself-acceptance (uncountable)
alternative self acceptance
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe acceptance of self in spite of weaknesses or deficiencies.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Latinaccipiō
- Latinacceptāre
- Old Frenchaccepter
- Middle Frenchacceptance
- Old Frenchaccepterder.?
- Middle Englishaccepten
- Englishaccept
- Englishacceptance
- Englishself-acceptance
From self- + acceptance.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech sebepřijetí
- sebepřijetíacceptance of self
Dutch zelfaanvaarding, zelfacceptatie
- zelfaanvaardingacceptance of self
- zelfacceptatieacceptance of self
Hungarian önelfogadás
- önelfogadásacceptance of self
Cite this entry
APA
self-acceptance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-acceptance
MLA
“self-acceptance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-acceptance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-acceptance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-acceptance.
Source: self-acceptance on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.