selfhood

/ˈsɛlfhʊd/

Definitions of selfhood

1. noun

   the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
   synonyms: identity, individuality, personal identity

   types:

   gender, gender identity

   your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female, both male and female, or neither; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence

   identification

   the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

   personhood

   being a person

   type of:

   personality

   the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
2. noun

   concern for your own interests and welfare
   synonyms: egocentrism, egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest

   type of:

   trait

   a distinguishing feature of your personal nature