self-knowledge

noun

self-knowl·​edge ˌself-ˈnä-lij How to pronounce self-knowledge (audio)
: knowledge or understanding of one's own capabilities, character, feelings, or motivations : self-understanding

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And More All of this hinges on your level of self-knowledge and social-emotional intelligence. Colleen Star Koch, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Cultivate Self-Awareness If knowledge is power, self-knowledge is a true superpower. Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Bill was an extraordinary rarity—a highly productive and widely admired artist who relentlessly pursued self-knowledge, seeking nothing less than an understanding of the fundamental questions of being. David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 Her characters accumulate self-knowledge but can’t keep it in focus. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 This pathway to sentient AI suggests an intelligence that is propelled by an internal drive for self-knowledge. Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 The second half is a model to put that self-knowledge into action. Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 At its core, it is grounded in vulnerability and self-knowledge, particularly an understanding of positionality. Esmt Berlin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 That means that self-knowledge is actually a subset of self-determination — the exact same value that your grandmother is asserting. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-knowledge was in 1537

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“Self-knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-knowledge. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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