self

noun

The total, essential, or particular being of a person; the individual.

noun

The essential qualities distinguishing one person from another; individuality.

noun

One’s consciousness of one’s own being or identity; the ego.

noun

One’s own interests, welfare, or advantage.

noun

That which the immune system identifies as belonging to the body.

pronoun

Myself, yourself, himself, or herself.

adjective

Of the same character throughout.

adjective

Of the same material as the article with which it is used.

adjective

Same or identical.

intransitive verb

To fertilize or pollinate itself. Used of hermaphroditic organisms.