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selflove

selflove is the alternative form of self-love.

Meaning of self-love

Noun

self-love (uncountable)

  1. Regard for oneself; love of oneself.
    • Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.2023 May 29, Madeline Holcombe, “Lizzo is teaching us about body neutrality. Here is what it means and how to get there”, in CNN
  2. Excessive pride or vanity, overvaluing the self.
  3. (euphemistic) Masturbation.
    • On the question of masturbation, or self-love, once again the tantric principle applies2004, Diana Richardson, Tantric Orgasm for Women, Page 195

Questions about selflove

What is selflove the alternative form of?
Selflove is the alternative form of self-love.

Words near selflove in the dictionary

  1. selflessness
  2. selflessnesses
  3. selflike
  4. selfline
  5. selflines
  6. selflove
  7. selfly
  8. selfmate
  9. selfmates
  10. selfmetathesis
  11. selfname

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Adapted from Wiktionary: selflove (page history and authors); self-love (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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