selfhood
nounEtymology From self + -hood.
1
Human sciences, Philosophy, Psychology, Sciences 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 identity can "take place."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
- beinghood, identity, individuality, ipseity, personality, personhood, personness, selfdom, selfhood, selfness, selfship