Meanings
nounself-mastery (uncountable)
- uncountableThe conscious control of one's behaviour.
Near-synonym: willpower
1 more example
Self-mastery matters for everyone.
Synonyms: self-command, self-control, self-discipline, self-regulation, willpower · Antonyms: undisciplinedness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe conscious control of one's behaviour.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishmastery
- Englishself-mastery
Translations
Hindi आत्मसंयम
- आत्मसंयम (ātmasãyam)conscious control of one's own behaviour
Spanish autodominio
- autodominioconscious control of one's own behaviour
Cite this entry
APA
self-mastery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-mastery
MLA
“self-mastery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-mastery. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-mastery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-mastery.
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