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self-worth

self-worth noun: the value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.

Noun

self-worth (usually uncountable, plural self-worths)

  1. (usually) The value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.
    • Recognizing one's self-worth is a necessary step to respecting the worth of others.
    • Now, Nielsen is sending all hotel employees through EI training to help them become more open and confident, understand their own limitations and fears, and to boost their self-worth and comfort in dealing with other people.2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN

Forms of self-worth

pluralself-worths

Origin of self-worth

From self- + worth.

Questions about self-worth

What does self-worth mean?
Self-worth means the value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.
What part of speech is self-worth?
Self-worth is a noun.
What is the plural of self-worth?
The plural of self-worth is self-worths.

Words near self-worth in the dictionary

  1. self-willed
  2. self-willedly
  3. self-willedness
  4. self-winding
  5. self-worship
  6. self-worth
  7. self-worths
  8. self-wrong
  9. self-wrongs
  10. self-XSS
  11. selfabsorption

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