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Vinony

self-knowledge

noun

  1. better understanding of a person's own basic needs and motives, which improves one's chances of making wiser choices
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Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlfˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/ / /ˌsɛlfˈnɑl.ɪdʒ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English knowledge English self-knowledge From self- + knowledge.

  1. Knowledge or insight into one's own character, abilities, feelings, or motivations; self-understanding.

    “A girl's love is half poetry, an unconscious preference till startled into self-knowledge. Isabella had been grateful for Mr. Glentworth's kindness—struck with his cultivated mind, and impressed with his distinguished appearance; so were all her sisters; but she alone was timid in expressing that admiration; in her alone had they inspired that feeling, which, shy, vague, and tender, is love.”