self-fulfillment
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈsɛlf-fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
- US
:
autorrealización
- After years of hard work, he finally achieved self-fulfillment in his career as an artist.
- talent development toward self-fulfillment
- emphasis on self-fulfillment
- self-fulfillment and academic achievement
Are you motivated by simply the thought of learning and just self fulfillment?
- Are you motivated by simply the thought of learning and just self fulfillment?
Examples
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Some wanted to find self-fulfillment in education after retirement from the military.
Academic text (1999) -
The American people... in the throes of the Depression as they were... found in him a symbol of possibility... of self-improvement and self-fulfillment.
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Independence, the need for additional income, and opportunities for self-fulfillment and family occupation are key factors for being enterprising.
Academic text (2018) -
Martin Gaite went on to explain in the same interview that women, like men, needed preparation for self-fulfillment.
Academic text (2018) -
Willings suggested that many gifted adults are unlikely to find self-fulfillment through their careers alone.
Academic text (2007) -
Emotionally, the increased likelihood of divorce fosters an emphasis on self-fulfillment for all parties involved.
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Agency entails the development of lofty aspirations, strong talents, and self-fulfillment over the long term.
Academic text (2005) -
Parental support is a key element in a child's struggle for autonomy and self-fulfillment (Webb, Meckstroth & Tolan, 1982).
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Many people find true self-fulfillment by pursuing their passions and creative interests.
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Traveling the world helped her discover a sense of self-fulfillment that she had been searching for.
Synonyms
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2.3
A success you reach after working hard
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2.2
A pleasant feeling when you achieve something or your needs are met
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3.4
A successful task or goal that you finish
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3.6
A feeling of happiness and satisfaction when you achieve something important
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3.0
A proud, satisfied feeling you get after finishing something difficult
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4.7
Reaching a goal or level through effort
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7.5
To become the best you can be
How Fulfilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-fulfillment = self + fulfillment (transparent) = self + fulfill + ment
The compound is a straightforward combination of 'self' + 'fulfillment' (fulfill + -ment), so the meaning 'realization of one's own potential' follows directly from its parts.
Etymology
Self-fulfillment joins self ('your own') and fulfill, which comes from the idea 'to make full', like the words full and fill. So it means 'making yourself full' — reaching your own potential and true happiness.