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self-knowledge

UK/ˌsɛlfˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/US/ˌsɛlfˈnɑl.ɪdʒ/

self-knowledge noun: knowledge or insight into one's own character, abilities, feelings, or motivations; self-understanding.

Noun

self-knowledge (uncountable)

  1. Knowledge or insight into one's own character, abilities, feelings, or motivations; self-understanding.
    • A girl's love is half poetry, an unconscious preference till startled into self-knowledge. Isabella had been grateful for Mr. Glentworth's kindness—struck with his cultivated mind, and impressed with his distinguished appearance; so were all her sisters; but she alone was timid in expressing that...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 144

self-knowledge meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

self-knowledge in Hindi

knowledge or insight into one's own character, abilities, feelings, or motivations
आत्मज्ञान ātmajñān, आत्मबोध ātmabodh

self-knowledge in Tamil

தன்னறிவு

self-knowledge in Malayalam

self-knowledge
ജീവന്മുക്തി jīvanmukti

self-knowledge in Kannada

ತನ್ನರಿವು, ಆತ್ಮಜ್ಞಾನ, ಸ್ವಪರಿಜ್ಞಾನ

Origin of self-knowledge

From self- + knowledge.

Questions about self-knowledge

What does self-knowledge mean?
Self-knowledge means knowledge or insight into one's own character, abilities, feelings, or motivations; self-understanding.
What is self-knowledge in Hindi?
Self-knowledge in Hindi is आत्मज्ञान (ātmajñān), आत्मबोध (ātmabodh). See Self-knowledge meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is self-knowledge?
Self-knowledge is a noun.
How do you pronounce self-knowledge?
Self-knowledge is pronounced /ˌsɛlfˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/ (UK).

Words near self-knowledge in the dictionary

  1. self-killers
  2. self-killing
  3. self-killings
  4. self-kills
  5. self-knowing
  6. self-knowledge
  7. self-knowledgeable
  8. self-lacing
  9. self-lapping
  10. self-learning
  11. self-legitimation

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: self-knowledge (page history and authors); self-knowledge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ജീവന്മുക്തി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); self-knowledge (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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