self-love

See also: selflove

English

Etymology

self- +‎ love

Noun

self-love (uncountable)

Regard for oneself, love of oneself.
Excessive pride or vanity, over valuing the self.
(euphemistic) Masturbation
- 2004, Diana Richardson, Tantric Orgasm for Women, Page 195
  On the question of masturbation, or self-love, once again the tantric principle applies

Translations

regard for oneself

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自戀 (zh), 自恋 (zh) (zìliàn)
Czech: sebeláska f
Esperanto: memamo, sinamo
Finnish: itserakkaus
French: amour-propre (fr) m
German: Selbstliebe f

Japanese: 自愛 (じあい, jiai)
Latin: amor proprius m
Lithuanian: savìmeilė f
Portuguese: amor próprio m
Romanian: amor propriu (ro) n
Russian: себялю́бие (ru) n (sebjaljúbije)
Serbo-Croatian: samoljublje (sh) n
Spanish: amor propio m

See also

narcissism

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