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self-lies

self-lies is the plural of self-lie.

Meaning of self-lie

Noun

self-lie (plural self-lies)

  1. (rare) A lie told to oneself.
    • And there comes even to the thinker an hour when he believes at last, that never will he be a social star nor great in anything but his thoughts, and he becomes resigned, which means convinced of the truth of the self-lie that all the lonely days he has been telling.1910, Alan Durward Mickle, The Great Longing: A Book for Vain People, page 161

Questions about self-lies

What is self-lies the plural of?
Self-lies is the plural of self-lie.

Words near self-lies in the dictionary

  1. self-licking ice-cream cone
  2. self-licking ice-cream cones
  3. self-licking lollipop
  4. self-licking lollipops
  5. self-lie
  6. self-lies
  7. self-life
  8. self-limitation
  9. self-limited
  10. self-limiting
  11. self-liquidator

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