English Words: S

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self-referentialadj

That refers to itself or oneself.

self-referentiallyadv

In a self-referential way or manner.

self-reflectverb

To engage in reflection about oneself and one's life, etc.

self-reflectionnoun

The act of self-reflecting.

self-reflexivitynoun

The condition of being self-reflexive.

self-refutationnoun

An act of self-refuting.

self-refuteverb

(of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true.

self-regardnoun

regard for or consideration of oneself or one's own interests

self-regardingadj

considering oneself and one's own interests before others

self-regeneratingadj

Capable of regenerating itself or oneself.

self-regenerationnoun

The capability of regeneration of oneself or itself.

self-registeringadj

Of an instrument or machine: recording its own operations.

self-regulateverb

Of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.

self-regulatedadj

Regulated by oneself or itself.

self-regulatingadj

Able to control itself.

self-regulationnoun

The regulation by a person of their own behaviour without external control, governance, or monitoring.

self-regulatoryadj

That regulates without external control or monitoring.

self-reinforceverb

To reinforce or strengthen itself.

self-reinforcementnoun

The reinforcement or strengthening of oneself.

self-reinforcernoun

One who self-reinforces.

self-reinventionnoun

The act of significantly changing one's own life.

self-reliancenoun

The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.

self-reliantadj

Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

self-renunciationnoun

The act of renouncing one's own rights or claims; self-abnegation.

self-repairnoun

The act of repairing itself.

self-repellencynoun

The inherent power of repulsion in a body.

self-replicatingadj

Able to generate a copy of itself.

self-reportnoun

A kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select responses by themselves, without researcher interference.

self-reppernoun

A person who represents themselves in a court of law.

self-reproachnoun

Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.

self-repugnantadj

self-contradictory; inconsistent

self-rescuernoun

A self-contained device to generate oxygen for breathing.

self-respectnoun

The knowledge of one's own worth.

self-respectingadj

Having self-respect; having pride or knowledge of one's own worth.

self-restraintnoun

Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.

self-revelationnoun

Revelation of one's own thoughts, feelings, and attitudes, especially when not deliberately sought.

self-reviewnoun

A review of one's own work or progress.

self-rightverb

To make oneself upright.

self-righteousadj

Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

self-righteouslyadv

In a self-righteous manner.

self-righteousnessnoun

Confidence in one's own righteousness, self-assurance, smug.

self-righternoun

A vessel that can self-right.

self-rightingadj

Able to right itself if overturned.

self-risingadj

self-raising

self-rulenoun

Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.

self-rulingadj

autonomous, self-governing

self-sabotagenoun

The sabotaging, whether consciously or subconsciously, of oneself, one's own interests, plans etc.

self-sabotagingadj

Causing sabotage to oneself.

self-sacrificenoun

The giving up of one's own benefit for the good of others.

self-sacrificernoun

A person who offers himself or herself as a sacrifice (as a religious act, for example).

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 217. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.