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selfie

selfie

155 3.0
A photo you take of yourself, often to share online
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛlfi/
  • Texting
translation icon : selfi
  • You're going to be posting selfies of beard progress.
  • take a selfie
  • snap a selfie
  • post a selfie

You can take pictures and selfies of yourself in various outfits.

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Examples

  • Do you think Santa will take a selfie with me?

  • All right, the first ever selfie from space.

  • Before we begin, we must take a selfie.

  • There are always two people in a selfie.

  • Pink Jacket is taking a selfie.

  • Taking selfies because we were alone with this beautiful background.

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  • You can take pictures and selfies of yourself in various outfits.

  • She snapped a quick selfie before heading out to the party.

  • We took a selfie at the beach to capture the beautiful sunset behind us.

  • After finishing our meal, we decided to take a fun selfie to remember the day.

Synonyms

self-portrait
vsselfie
17 3.5

A picture, like a painting or photo, that a person makes of themselves

is a casual digital photograph taken with a smartphone often shared online

How Personal

self-portrait
17 3.5
selfie
  • Texting
155 3.0
portrait
250 3.2
photograph
860 1.4

Surface Forms

selfie singular
selfies plural

Morphology

selfie = self (transparent) = self + ie

Clear combination of 'self' and the diminutive/nominalizing suffix '-ie' yielding a noun meaning a photograph of oneself.

Etymology

Selfie comes from self 'oneself' plus the casual ending -ie, which makes words sound small or friendly. So a selfie is an informal picture you take of yourself, usually with a smartphone.