self-respectful

Thân thiện

A self-respectful person stands tall and speaks with confidence.

Definition

Adjective: Having or showing a proper sense of one's own dignity and worth; characterized by self-esteem.

Usage

The adjective "self-respectful" describes a person, their behavior, or their attitude. It indicates that someone values themselves appropriately and conducts themselves in a manner that reflects this positive self-regard. It is a formal term.

Examples

• She gave a self-respectful answer, declining the unfair offer without hostility.
• His self-respectful demeanor commanded respect from everyone in the room.
• It is important to be self-respectful when negotiating your salary.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in discussions about psychology, personal development, and social conduct to describe an ideal, balanced state between arrogance and servility.
• It can modify abstract nouns related to behavior or quality.
  • Maintaining a self-respectful silence can be more powerful than an angry retort.

Variants and Related Words

• Self-respect (noun): Pride and confidence in oneself; a feeling that one is behaving with honor and dignity.
  • Her actions were guided by a strong sense of self-respect.
• Self-respecting (adjective): Used to emphasize that any person with a proper sense of dignity would do or not do something. Often used in the phrase "no self-respecting [person]..."
  • No self-respecting journalist would publish such an unverified story.

Synonyms

• Self-respecting
• Dignified
• Self-possessed
• Self-assured (emphasizes confidence, which is a component)

Antonyms

• Servile
• Obsequious
• Groveling
• Self-abasing

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having or showing self-esteem

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dignified
• self-respecting