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Definition of Self-respecting
1. Adjective. Having or showing self-esteem.
Definition of Self-respecting
1. Adjective. Having self-respect, having pride or knowledge of one's own worth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-respecting
Literary usage of Self-respecting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"The month of garrison duty in the Fort was nearly at an end, and B Company were
quite fit for a self-respecting regiment to drill with. ..."
2. China Awakened by Min-ch'ien Tuk Zung Tyau (1922)
"CHAPTER XV self-respecting INTERNATIONAL ATTITUDE IN the light of the stirring
events of recent years our task in discussing the Republic's new ..."
3. China Awakened by Min-ch'ien Tuk Zung Tyau (1922)
"CHAPTER XV self-respecting INTERNATIONAL ATTITUDE IN the light of the stirring
events of recent years our task in discussing the Republic's new ..."
4. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1901)
"The country maiden, the secret marriage, the lost the Yankee village maid, well
educated, well poised, self-respecting and proud in her poverty, ..."
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