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self-knowledge

self-knowledge

4 4.4
To be aware of your character, feelings, reasons, and abilities
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛlfˈnɑlɪdʒ/
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  • One student commented about increased self-knowledge, also supporting the idea of increased empowerment.
  • gain self-knowledge
  • lack of self-knowledge
  • path to self-knowledge

We have poor self knowledge and self-control.

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Examples

  • I think this girl's self-knowledge is impressive.

  • For it is only from self-knowledge, he believes, that reflective individuals can achieve happiness and tranquility.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And that leads into talking about self knowledge, knowledge of what we are, what kind of creature we are.

  • And having that self knowledge will really really help you to be able to purchase the right shade for you.

  • We have poor self knowledge and self-control.

  • Therefore that's where self knowledge comes in.

  • Of all the qualities important for leadership, the most critical is self-knowledge.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Validation would be given to the experiences and self-knowledge of the group.

    Academic text (2000)
  • With this thought, Gerald experienced bleak depths of self-knowledge he had never plumbed before.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Real confidence requires self-knowledge, which includes recognizing one's shortcomings as well as one's strengths.

Synonyms

self-awareness
vsself-knowledge
15 4.2

To know your own character, feelings, and reasons

includes understanding of abilities rather than stressing individuality

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Believing something that is not true because it feels better

How Self-Aware

self-knowledge
4 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

self-knowledge = self + knowledge (transparent) = self + knowledge

The meaning is directly the combination of 'self' and 'knowledge' (awareness of one's own character), which is readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Self-knowledge is simply the parts self ('the person you are') and knowledge ('what you know'). So self-knowledge means knowing your own character, feelings and abilities, which helps you make better choices.