self-acceptance
- noun
- /sɛlf-əkˈsɛptəns/
- Through therapy, she found the self-acceptance needed to embrace her imperfections.
- self-acceptance and self-esteem
- feelings of worth
- increase self-acceptance
At the end of the day, self acceptance is your greatest sword.
- At the end of the day, self acceptance is your greatest sword.
- Boy, self-awareness and self acceptance is so important.
- Until you love yourself and really have self acceptance along with self-awareness.
- Is that a place of healthy self acceptance and love?
- And last but not least is a concept that she calls self acceptance.
- The third pillar is self acceptance.
- And this book is about love and self acceptance and growth and caterpillars.
- So you make really fun comments about your own flaws in that moment because this shows self acceptance.
- The most amazing experience of it was the radical self acceptance that it allows you to sit with and marinate in.
- And so I think part of self love and self acceptance is about loving and integrating all parts of ourselves, right?
- And that level of like self acceptance, which I'm still working on every single day, is the thing I think I'm most proud of.
Examples
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The only diet that works is good nutrition, joyful exercise, and positive self-acceptance.
Fiction book (1992) -
She's going to struggle with self-acceptance and self-esteem for the rest of her life.
Blog text (17) -
We need more self acceptance and more self love.
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At the end of the day, self acceptance is your greatest sword.
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What is more, only this self-acceptance can set one free.
Academic text (1993) -
Boy, self-awareness and self acceptance is so important.
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I loved teaching there because I was able to stress self-acceptance and making healthy food choices.
Fiction book (1992) -
In addition to being accepted, the older adults should have a degree of self-acceptance.
Academic text (2008) -
The theme of personal transformation was also apparent in some comments in which women displayed self-acceptance of their changing bodies.
Academic text (2005) -
My favorite part about my journey towards self-love and radical self-acceptance is that I am breathing again.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
A feeling of confidence and pride in yourself
A feeling of being proud and confident about yourself and your actions
A feeling that you are a good and important person
Feeling calm and confident about who you are
To feel comfortable and confident with who you are
Caring for your own happiness and well-being
A feeling that you are a person who deserves respect
A feeling of satisfaction and confidence in yourself
Antonyms
How Self-Accepting
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-acceptance = acceptance (transparent) = self + accept + ance
The meaning is directly derived by adding the prefix 'self-' to the noun 'acceptance' to indicate acceptance of oneself.
Etymology
Self-acceptance combines self, meaning 'you', and acceptance from accept, which means 'to take' or 'allow'. So, self-acceptance is like 'taking' or 'allowing' yourself 'as you are', including your good and bad parts.