Meanings
- uncountableRegard for oneself; love of oneself.
Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.
2023 May 29, Madeline Holcombe, “Lizzo is teaching us about body neutrality. Here is what it means and how to get there”, in CNN - euphemisticuncountableMasturbation.
On the question of masturbation, or self-love, once again the tantric principle applies
2004, Diana Richardson, Tantric Orgasm for Women, Page 195
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishlove
- Englishself-love
Translations
Ancient Greek φιλαυτία
- φιλαυτία (philautía)regard for oneself
Chinese Mandarin 自戀 /自恋
- 自戀 /自恋 (zìliàn)regard for oneself
Czech sebeláska
- sebeláskaregard for oneself
Esperanto memamo, sinamo
- memamoregard for oneself
- sinamoregard for oneself
Finnish itserakkaus
- itserakkausregard for oneself
French amour-propre
- amour-propreregard for oneself
German Selbstliebe
- Selbstlieberegard for oneself
Greek αυταγάπη
- αυταγάπη (aftagápi)regard for oneself
Hindi आत्ममोह, आत्मरति
- आत्ममोह (ātmamoh)regard for oneself
- आत्मरति (ātmarti)regard for oneself
Irish féinghrá
- féinghráregard for oneself
Italian amor proprio
- amor proprioregard for oneself
Japanese 自愛
- 自愛 (jiai)regard for oneself
Korean 자애
- 자애 (jaae)regard for oneself
Latin amor prōprius
- amor prōpriusregard for oneself
Lithuanian savi̇̀meilė
- savi̇̀meilėregard for oneself
Malay swacinta
- swacintaregard for oneself
Portuguese amor próprio
- amor próprioregard for oneself
Romanian amor propriu
- amor propriuregard for oneself
Russian себялю́бие
- себялю́бие (sebjaljúbije)regard for oneself
Spanish amor propio
- amor propioregard for oneself
Cite this entry
self-love. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-love
“self-love.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-love. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-love,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-love.
Source: self-love on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.