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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Self-Forgetfuladjectiveshowing lack of self-interestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Generatedadjectivehappening or arising without apparent external causecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Givingadjectivewilling to deprive yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Governingadjective(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forcescandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Importantadjectivehaving or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pridecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Imposedadjectivevoluntarily assumed or enduredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Inducedadjectiveproduced by electrical self-inductioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Indulgentadjectiveindulgent of your own appetites and desirescandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Involvedadjectiveabsorbed in your own interests or thoughts etccandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Limitedadjectiverelating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Loadingadjective(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuouslycandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Lockingadjectivelocking automatically when closedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Lovingadjectivecharacteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Luminousadjectivehaving in itself the property of emitting lightcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Madeadjectivehaving achieved success or recognition by your own effortscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Movingadjectivedesigned to activate or move or regulate itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Opinionatedadjectiveobstinate in your opinionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Pollinatedadjectivefertilized by its own pollencandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Pollinatingadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of self-pollinationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Possessedadjectivein full control of your facultiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Proclaimedadjectiveproclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Producedadjectiveoriginating from the selfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Propelledadjectivecontaining within itself the means of propulsion or movementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Propellingadjectivecontaining within itself the means of propulsion or movementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Referentadjectivereferring back to itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Regulatingadjectivedesigned to activate or move or regulate itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Reliantadjective(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Renewingadjectiveof or relating to self-renewalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Respectfuladjectivehaving or showing self-esteemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Respectingadjectivehaving or showing self-esteemcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Restrainingadjectiveused of nonindulgent personscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Righteousadjectiveexcessively or hypocritically piouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sacrificingadjectivewilling to deprive yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Satisfiedadjectivemarked by excessive complacency or self-satisfactioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sealingadjectivecapable of sealing itself as after being piercedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Seededadjectivegrowing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birdscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Seekingadjectiveinterested only in yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Serviceadjectiveof or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselvescandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Servingadjectiveinterested only in yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sowedadjectivegrowing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birdscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sownadjectivegrowing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birdscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Styledadjectiveas claimed by and for yourself often without justificationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sufficientadjectiveable to provide for your own needs without help from otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sufficingadjectiveable to provide for your own needs without help from otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Supportingadjectivefinancially independentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sustainedadjectiveneeding no outside supportcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Sustainingadjectiveable to provide for your own needs without help from otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Whisperedadjectiveas if whispered to yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Willedadjectivehabitually disposed to disobedience and oppositioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Windingadjectivedesigned so that manual winding is unnecessarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Selfishadjectiveconcerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Selflessadjectiveshowing unselfish concern for the welfare of otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Selfsameadjectivebeing the exact same onecandidateMay 18, 2026
Seljukadjectiveof or relating to the SeljukscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sellableadjectivefit to be offered for salecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semanticadjectiveof or relating to meaning or the study of meaningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semestraladjectiveoccurring every six months or during every period of six monthscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semestrialadjectiveoccurring every six months or during every period of six monthscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Climbingadjectiveof plants that are semi-climberscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Dryadjectivesomewhat drycandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Erectadjectiveof plants that are partly erectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Evergreenadjectiveof a plant that is incompletely evergreencandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Processedadjectivehaving been subjected to partial processingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Prostrateadjectiveimperfectly prostratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Tuberousadjectivepartly tuberouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Uprightadjectiveof animals that are partly erectcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semi-Wildadjectivepartially wildcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiabstractadjectivecharacterized by stylized but recognizable subject mattercandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiannualadjectiveoccurring or payable twice each yearcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiaquaticadjectivehaving an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult formcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiaridadjectivesomewhat aridcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiautobiographicaladjectiveof or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fictioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiautomaticadjective(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuouslycandidateMay 18, 2026
Semicentenaryadjectiveof or relating to or marking the 50th anniversarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Semicentennialadjectiveof or relating to or marking the 50th anniversarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Semicircularadjectivecurved into a half circlecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semicomatoseadjectivein a state of partial comacandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiconductingadjectivehaving characteristics of a semiconductorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiconductiveadjectivehaving characteristics of a semiconductorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiconsciousadjectivepartially consciouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semidarkadjectivepartially devoid of light or brightnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semidetachedadjectiveattached on one side onlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiempiricaladjectiverelying to some extent on observation or experimentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiformaladjectivemoderately formalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semihardadjectivesomewhat hardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiliquidadjectivesomewhat liquidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiliterateadjectivebarely able to read and writecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semilunaradjectiveresembling the new moon in shapecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semimonthlyadjectiveoccurring twice a monthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seminaladjectivepertaining to or containing or consisting of semencandidateMay 18, 2026
Seminiferousadjectivebearing or producing seed or semencandidateMay 18, 2026
Seminudeadjectivepartially clothedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiofficialadjectivehaving some official authority or sanctioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiopaqueadjectivepartially opaquecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semioticadjectiveof or relating to semioticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semioticaladjectiveof or relating to semioticscandidateMay 18, 2026
Semiparasiticadjectiveof or relating to plants that are semiparasitescandidateMay 18, 2026
Semipermanentadjectiverelating to or extending over a relatively long timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semipermeableadjective(of a membrane) selectively permeablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Semipoliticaladjectivepolitical in some (but not all) aspectscandidateMay 18, 2026