<B>self-adaptation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the adaptation of an organism in response to new conditions. </DL>
<A NAME="selfaddressed">
<B>self-addressed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> addressed to oneself. <BR> <I>Ex. He sent a self-addressed envelope along with his order.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadhesive">
<B>self-adhesive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that sticks to a surface without glue, paste, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. self-adhesive cellulose tape, self-adhesive plastic wallpaper, self-adhesive labels.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadjusting">
<B>self-adjusting, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> adjusting itself; requiring no external adjustment. <BR> <I>Ex. The system is self-adjusting and finds a new balance when it is disturbed (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadjustment">
<B>self-adjustment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> adjustment of oneself or itself. <BR> <I>Ex. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes sagely commented that when competent men engage in speculation, it is "the self-adjustment of society to the probable" (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadministered">
<B>self-administered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> administered by oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfadmiration">
<B>self-admiration, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> admiration of oneself; self-conceit. </DL>
<A NAME="selfadmiring">
<B>self-admiring, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of admiration for oneself. adv. <B>self-admiringly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadmitted">
<B>self-admitted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> admitted by oneself; self-confessed. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-admitted gambler, self-admitted guilt.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadvancement">
<B>self-advancement, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> advancement of oneself by one's own effort. <BR> <I>Ex. ... fabulous opportunities for self-advancement (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfadvantage">
<B>self-advantage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one's own advantage. </DL>
<A NAME="selfadvantageous">
<B>self-advantageous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> advantageous to or for oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfadvertisement">
<B>self-advertisement, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> advertisement of oneself; showing off oneself in a deliberate manner. </DL>
<A NAME="selfaggrandizement">
<B>self-aggrandizement, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> aggrandizement of oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfaggrandizing">
<B>self-aggrandizing, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> aggrandizing oneself; seeking to aggrandize oneself. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-aggrandizing official, self-aggrandizing schemes.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfaligning">
<B>self-aligning</B> or <B>self-alining, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> aligning automatically. </DL>
<B>self-annihilation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> destruction or obliteration of self. </DL>
<A NAME="selfapparent">
<B>self-apparent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> apparent to oneself, or in itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfapplause">
<B>self-applause, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> approval or commendation of oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfapplication">
<B>self-application, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> application of oneself or itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfappointed">
<B>self-appointed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> appointed by oneself, not by anyone else. <BR> <I>Ex. Leigh Hunt himself was, as Mr. Colvin has observed, a kind of self-appointed poet laureate of Hampstead (Athenaeum).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfappraisal">
<B>self-appraisal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> appraisal of oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfapproval">
<B>self-approval, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> approval of oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfapproving">
<B>self-approving, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>implying approval of one's own conduct or character. <DD><B> 2. </B>justifying such approval. </DL>
<A NAME="selfassertion">
<B>self-assertion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> insistence on one's own wishes, opinions, claims, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="selfassertive">
<B>self-assertive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> putting oneself forward; insisting on one's own wishes, opinions, claims, or the like. adv. <B>self-assertively.</B> noun <B>self-assertiveness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="selfassumed">
<B>self-assumed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> assumed by one's own act or authority. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-assumed title.</I> </DL>
<B>self-awareness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> awareness of oneself; self-realization. <BR> <I>Ex. There are a few glints of self-awareness, such as his realization that his diary had taken a political-literary rather than a personal form (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfbalancing">
<B>self-balancing, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> automatically balancing oneself or itself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfbelt">
<B>self-belt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a belt attached to and made of the same material as a garment. <BR> <I>Ex. It would consist of a blouse of green-brown with a self-belt (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfbetrayal">
<B>self-betrayal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> betraying of oneself; self-deception. </DL>
<A NAME="selfbinder">
<B>self-binder, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a machine that gathers cut grain and ties it into sheaves. <DD><B> 2. </B>a reaper or harvester with such an attachment; binder. </DL>
<A NAME="selfborn">
<B>self-born, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> originating from oneself or itself. <BR> <I>Ex. String quartets are not made; they are self-born (Alexander Moskowski).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfbow">
<B>self-bow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archery.) a bow made of a single piece of wood, or of two pieces spliced endwise at the handle. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcancelling">
<B>self-cancelling, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) canceling itself out. <BR> <I>Ex. The dialogue shows a brilliant talent for extending cant and cliches into spirals of self-cancelling logic (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfcare">
<B>self-care, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> care of oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcensorship">
<B>self-censorship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> censorship of oneself or itself. <BR> <I>Ex. I foresee that self-censorship in television programs will be severe (Lee De Forest).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfcentered">
<B>self-centered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>occupied with one's own interests and affairs. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=selfish.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>being a fixed point around which other things move. adv. <B>self-centeredly.</B> noun <B>self-centeredness.</B> </DL>
<B>self-chosen, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> chosen by oneself; not imposed; voluntary. <BR> <I>Ex. Freedom of religious practice can be observed in homes and churches under ... self-chosen guidance (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfcleaning">
<B>self-cleaning, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> cleaning itself by mechanical or electrical means, or by gas. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-cleaning oven.</I> </DL>
<B>self-closing, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> closing of itself; closing or shutting automatically. <BR> <I>Ex. a self-closing bridge, a self-closing door.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfcocking">
<B>self-cocking, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of a gun) cocking automatically; having the hammer cocked and released by simply pulling the trigger. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcolor">
<B>self-color, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one uniform color, as of a dyed fabric. <DD><B> 2. </B>natural (undyed) color. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcolored">
<B>self-colored, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of one uniform color. <DD><B> 2. </B>of the natural color. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcommand">
<B>self-command, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> control of one's actions or feelings; self-control. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcomment">
<B>self-comment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> comment of or over oneself. </DL>
<A NAME="selfcommunion">
<B>self-communion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> communion with oneself. <BR> <I>Ex. The scholar was in his study locked deep in self-communion.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="selfcompassion">
<B>self-compassion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> compassion for oneself; self-pity. </DL>
<B>self-conception, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> conception of oneself; view of oneself. <BR> <I>Ex. An individual's self-conception often differs from the conception others have of him.</I> </DL>
