self-love

[ self-luhv ]

noun

1. the instinct by which one's actions are directed to the promotion of one's own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one's own advantage.
2. conceit; vanity.
3. narcissism ( def 3 ).

self-love

noun

1. the instinct or tendency to seek one's own well-being or to further one's own interest

Other Words From

• self-loving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-love¹

First recorded in 1555–65