Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
be one-self
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave or act naturally, without regard to how this behavior is perceived by others.

verb

To be as one usually is, as opposed to being sick, depressed, etc.

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What does be oneself mean?
To behave or act naturally, without regard to how this behavior is perceived by others.

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