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Selfness vs Selfhood - What's the difference?

selfness | selfhood |

As nouns the difference between selfness and selfhood

is that selfness is the state, quality, or condition of self while selfhood is (philosophy|psychology) state of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.

selfness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state, quality, or condition of self.
  • Egotism; the usurpation of undue predominance by sentiments relating to one's self.
  • Personality.

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    selfhood

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (philosophy, psychology) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.
  • The fully developed self; one's personality, character.
  • * 2002 , Amila Buturovi?, Stone speaker: medieval tombs, landscape, and Bosnian identity in the poetry of Mak Dizdar :
    • 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."
  • The quality of being self-centered or egocentric; selfishness.

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