# I-hood

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state of one's own self or identity; one's conscious personality.

## Etymology
From I + -hood, chiefly a calque of German Ichheit (“selfhood”). Compare also Dutch ikheid (“individuality”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/i-hood