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self-command

self-command noun: the conscious control of one's own behaviour.

Noun

self-command (uncountable)

  1. The conscious control of one's own behaviour.
    • Near-synonym: willpower
    • I would wish it to be done, for the sake of what is more important than my comfort, a habit of self-command in you, a consideration of what is your duty, an attention to propriety, an endeavour to avoid the suspicions of others, to save your health and credit, and restore your tranquillity.1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13

self-command meaning in Tamil and Telugu

self-command in Tamil

தன்னடக்க ஆற்றல்

self-command in Telugu

self-command, resolution to bear or endure
ధీరత్వము dhīratvamu

Synonyms of self-command

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of self-command

Origin of self-command

From self- + command.

Questions about self-command

What does self-command mean?
Self-command means the conscious control of one's own behaviour.
What is self-command in Tamil?
Self-command in Tamil is தன்னடக்க ஆற்றல். See Self-command meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-command?
Self-command is a noun.

Words near self-command in the dictionary

  1. self-colonize
  2. self-colonized
  3. self-colonizes
  4. self-colonizing
  5. self-coloured
  6. self-command
  7. self-commutator
  8. self-commutators
  9. self-compassion
  10. self-compatible
  11. self-competition

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-command (page history and authors); self-command (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ధీరత్వము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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