noun
- consideration for oneself or one’s own interests.
- self-respect.
adjective
- self-centred; egotistical
- philosophy (of an action) affecting the interests of no-one other than the agent, and hence, according to John Stuart Mill, immune from moral criticism
noun
- concern for one’s own interest
- proper esteem for oneself
n.1590s, from self- + regard (n.).