selfhood

Noun

selfhood (usually uncountable, plural selfhoods)

1. (usually) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.
2. (usually) The fully developed self; one's personality, character.
   • Indeed, while geography is neither a key dimension of identity nor its determinant, it is one of the most important categories through which nationhood can be explored and articulated. It both grounds a sense of national selfhood and gives it a framework through which a continuous shaping of...2002, Amila Buturović, Stone speaker: medieval tombs, landscape, and Bosnian identity in the poetry of Mak Dizdar
3. (usually) The quality of being self-centered or egocentric; selfishness.

   Synonyms:

   egocentricity, me-firstism, solipsism, egoism, egomism, hoggery, interestedness, philauty, porkishness, selfishness