self-improvement

[ self-im-proov-muh nt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪmˈpruv mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.

Origin of self-improvement

First recorded in 1735–45

OTHER WORDS FROM self-improvement

self-im·prov·a·ble, adjective self-im·prov·er, noun self-im·prov·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-improvement

self-image, self-immolating, self-immolation, self-important, self-imposed, self-improvement, self-inclusive, self-incompatible, self-incriminating, self-incrimination, self-induced

Example sentences from the Web for self-improver

  • For when a thing has once been done as well as it wants to be, it is of no further interest to the self-improver.

    Familiar Studies of Men and Books |Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for self-improver

self-improvement

noun

the improvement of one's status, position, education, etc, by one's own efforts