self [self] pron [ME (intensive pron.), fr. OE; akin to OHG selb, intensive pron., and prob. to L suus one's own--more at suicide] (bef. 12c): myself, himself, herself "check payable to ~"
[2]self adj (bef. 12c) 1 obs: identical, same
2. obs: belonging to oneself: own 3 a: having a single character or quality throughout; specif: having one color only "a ~ flower" b: of the same kind (as in color, material, or pattern) as something with which it is used "~ trimming" [3]self n, pl selves (13c) 1 a: the entire person of an individual b: the realization or embodiment of an abstraction
2. a (1): an individual's typical character or behavior "her true ~ was revealed" (2): an individual's temporary behavior or character "his better ~" b: a person in prime condition "feel like my old ~ today"
3: the union of elements (as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person
4: personal interest or advantage
5: material that is part of an individual organism "ability of the immune system to distinguish ~ from nonself" [4]self vt (1914) 1: inbreed
2: to pollinate with pollen from the same flower or plant ~ vi: to undergo self-pollination