Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-abnegatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: self--ab-ne-ga-to-ry
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to self-abnegation (the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's).

Example Sentences

"one for whom that purple mantle was too gaudy, and yet who bore it, as he bore everything else, in that self-abnegatory spirit which the higher reaches of philosophy bring"
"Women are so terrifically self-abnegatory; they must give, give, give, to some one all the time. Women, that is, of the mothering type, such as these."
"In his present self-abnegatory mood, he will not acknowledge himself able to feel anything honest and noble."

Etymology

From self- + abnegatory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Inflected Forms

more self-abnegatory (comparative) most self-abnegatory (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

altruistic philanthropic

Synonyms

self-sacrificing abstemious otherish selfless self-abnegatory self-denying self-flagellatory unselfish

Antonyms

selfish

Questions

What does self-abnegatory mean?: Of or relating to self-abnegation (the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's).
Where does self-abnegatory come from?: From self- + abnegatory.

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