Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.

The quality or state of being self-active; self-action.

Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in machinery.

Admiration of one's self.

One's own affairs; one's private business.

Frightened at or by one's self.

The aggrandizement of one's self.

Annihilated by one's self.

Annihilation by one's own acts; annihilation of one's desires.

Applause of one's self.

Applying to or by one's self.

Approving one's own action or character by one's own judgment.

asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.

The act of asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; the quality of being self-asserting.

Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.

Assumed by one's own act, or without authority.

Assured by or of one's self; self-reliant; complacent.

Exiled voluntarily.

Begotten by one's self, or one's own powers.

A reaping machine containing mechanism for binding the grain into sheaves.

Born or produced by one's self.

The quality or state of being self-centered.

Centered in itself, or in one's self.

Centering in one's self.

Self-love.

A color not mixed or variegated.

Being of a single color; -- applied to flowers, animals, and textile fabrics.

Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.

Self-communion.

Imparting or communicating by its own powers.

Communion with one's self; thoughts about one's self.

The quality of being self-complacent.

Satisfied with one's own character, capacity, and doings; self-satisfied.

Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.

Having an overweening opinion of one's own powers, attainments; vain; conceited.

Concern for one's self.

Condemnation of one's self by one's own judgment.

The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant.

Having the two things that are conjugate parts of the same figure; as, self-conjugate triangles.

Conscious of one's acts or state as belonging to, or originating in, one's self.

The quality or state of being self-conscious.

Considering in one's own mind; deliberating.

The quality or state of being self-consistent.

Consistent with one's self or with itself; not deviation from the ordinary standard by which the conduct is guided; logically consistent throughout; having each part consistent with the rest.

Consuming one's self or itself.

Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.

A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus.

The act of contradicting one's self or itself; repugnancy in conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other; as, to be and not to be at the same time is a self-contradiction.

Contradicting one's self or itself.

Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge, avowal, or acts.

The act of convicting one's self, or the state of being self-convicted.

Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another.

Culture, training, or education of one's self by one's own efforts.

The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception.

Deceived or misled respecting one's self by one's own mistake or error.

Self-deceit.

See Self-defense.

The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation.

The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded.

Accusation of one's self.

The act of deluding one's self, or the state of being thus deluded.

The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.

Refusing to gratify one's self; self-sacrificing.

Dependent on one's self; self-depending; self-reliant.

Depending on one's self.

Corrupted or depraved by one's self.

One who destroys himself; a suicide.

The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide.

Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.

Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; -- applied to the voluntary or activity.

Capable of self-determination; as, the self-determining power of will.

Devised by one's self.

Devoted in person, or by one's own will.

Self-devotion.

The act of devoting one's self, or the state of being self-devoted; willingness to sacrifice one's own advantage or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.

Devouring one's self or itself.

Having power to diffuse itself; diffusing itself.

Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement.

Want of confidence in one' self; diffidence.

Educated by one's own efforts, without instruction, or without pecuniary assistance from others.

Having the right of electing one's self, or, as a body, of electing its own members.

Enjoyment of one's self; self-satisfaction.

The holding a good opinion of one's self; self-complacency.

The act of estimating one's self; self-esteem.

The quality or state of being self-evident.

Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth.

Evolution of one's self; development by inherent quality or power.

The act of exalting one's self, or the state of being so exalted.

One who examines himself; one given to self-examination.

An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.

To energize or excite (the field magnets of a dynamo) by induction from the residual magnetism of its cores, leading all or a part of the current thus produced through the field-magnet coils.

Inherent existence; existence possessed by virtue of a being's own nature, and independent of any other being or cause; -- an attribute peculiar to God.

Existing of or by himself, independent of any other being or cause; -- as, God is the only self-existent being.

Explaining itself; capable of being understood without explanation.

The act of exposing one's self; the state of being so exposed.

The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy.

Fertilized by pollen from the same flower.

Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful.

The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.

Gratulation of one's self.

Designating, or pert. to, any of various steels that harden when heated to above a red heat and cooled in air, usually in a blast of cold air with moderate rapidity, without quenching. Such steels are alloys of iron and carbon with manganese, tungsten and manganese, chromium, molybdenum and manganese, etc. They are chiefly used as high-speed steels.

A blue-flowered labiate plant (Brunella vulgaris); the healall.

Having the power or property of healing itself.

of, pertaining to, or useful for the process of developing one's capabilities or solving one's problems; as, self-help books on writing for profit.

The act of killing one's self; suicide.

Ignorance of one's own character, powers, and limitations.

Ignorant of one's self.

Imparting by one's own, or by its own, powers and will.

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit.

Voluntarily taken on one's self; as, self-imposed tasks.

Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit.

Indignation at one's own character or actions.

Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying current strength. The nature of the induction is such as to oppose the action which produces it.

Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial.

Indulging one's appetites, desires, etc., freely.

Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.

Particularly concerned for one's own interest or happiness.