All English words - page 3335

Meanings of Selene:

proper noun

The goddess of the moon, who fell in love with endymion.

Meanings of Selenides:

noun

A binary compound of selenium with an electropositive element or a radical.

Usage examples:

Hydrogen selenide

Meanings of Selenites:

noun

A form of gypsum occurring as transparent crystals or thin plates.

Usage examples:

Eventually, basin shallowing allowed in situ precipitation of selenite in shallow lagoons and ponds…

Meanings of Selenodont:

adjective

(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals.

Usage examples:

Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped r…

Meanings of Selenodonta:

adjective

(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals.

Usage examples:

Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped r…

Meanings of Selenodonty:

adjective

(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals.

Usage examples:

Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped r…

Meanings of Selenography:

noun

The scientific mapping of the moon; lunar geography.

Meanings of Seleucid:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a dynasty ruling over syria and a great part of western asia from 312 to 64 bc. its capital was at antioch.

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He sought actively to reconsolidate the remaining huge seleucid empire, from cilicia and syria east…

noun

A member of the seleucid dynasty.

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Probably in 144-3 he headed an embassy to the kings and cities of the east, perhaps even as far as …

Meanings of Self-abasement:

noun

The act of making yourself seem less important or less deserving of respect than you are or should be

Usage examples:

Some readers may feel that, even in the cause of self-abasement, some things would have been better…

Meanings of Self-abnegating:

adjective

Not allowing yourself to have what you like or want, often so that other people can have it

Usage examples:

She seems to be trying so hard not to impose her problems on others that she can seem self-abnegati…

Meanings of Self-abnegation:

noun

The act or habit of not allowing yourself to have what you like or want, often so that other people can have it

Usage examples:

He seemed to believe that he could be purified through self-abnegation., this soulful portrait of g…

Meanings of Self-absorption:

noun

The quality of only being interested in yourself and your own activities

Usage examples:

Her self-absorption is total - she talks you to death about her health problems.

Meanings of Self-accusation:

noun

The act of accusing yourself of doing or having done something wrong

Usage examples:

As the year drew to a close, the poet was paralysed by indecision and self-accusation., his conditi…

Meanings of Self-acknowledged:

adjective

Known and accepted by you, for example the fact that you are a particular type of person or have a particular type of problem or characteristic

Usage examples:

She's a self-acknowledged political novice., his comic-book energy has declined, at 71, to self-ack…

Meanings of Self-approbation:

noun

The quality or feeling of being very pleased with yourself

Usage examples:

I apologize for the burst of self-approbation, but i think i did very well., he read through what h…

Meanings of Self-assurance:

noun

Confidence that you have in your own abilities

Usage examples:

She’s an extrovert who exudes self-assurance.

Meanings of Self-centred:

adjective

Only interested in yourself and your own activities

Usage examples:

Robert is a self-centred, ambitious, and bigoted man.

Meanings of Self-command:

noun

Control over yourself and your emotions

Usage examples:

He has already demonstrated composure and self-command beyond his years., she bit her lip, trying t…

Meanings of Self-condemnation:

noun

The act or habit of condemning (= strongly criticizing) yourself

Usage examples:

Initiating change relies on confidence in one's ability to enact it, and failure to do so can resul…

Meanings of Self-confessed:

adjective

Admitting to having a characteristic that is considered to be bad or not acceptable

Usage examples:

New evidence from a self-confessed liar was not enough to justify a retrial., a self-confessed gamb…

Meanings of Self-confidence:

noun

The belief that you can do things well and that other people respect you

Usage examples:

Despite his success, he still seems to lack self-confidence socially.

Meanings of Self-confident:

adjective

Certain that you can manage any situation by yourself

Usage examples:

She’s one of the most self-confident young women i’ve ever met., the self-confidence of an experien…

Meanings of Self-congratulation:

noun

The act of praising yourself or saying how well you have done something

Usage examples:

Such writing comes uneasily close to self-congratulation., congress and the president indulged in a…

Meanings of Self-congratulatory:

adjective

Praising yourself or saying how well you have done something

Meanings of Self-contradiction:

noun

A statement or action that expresses one thing that is the opposite of another thing that you already said, or the act of making statements or performing actions like this

Usage examples:

He claimed that their arguments were naive and full of self-contradictions., buying a product in or…