self-worth

noun

ˌself-ˈwərth 

: a sense of one's own value as a human being : self-esteem

feelings of self-worth

a lack of self-worth

helping to build/develop self-worth

people with low/greater/higher self-worth

Too often, college students base their self-worth solely on their GPA.

—Marcia Morris

… jobs that gave them not only wages and health care and pensions but also a context, a sense of self-worth, a kind of identity.

—Lance Morrow

… a five-minute film that touches on themes of building inner strength and developing a strong sense of self-worth.

—Natalie Proulx

Examples of self-worth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Aries Full Moon illuminates your 2nd house of resources, bringing income, spending, possessions, or self-worth into sharper focus. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

There’s a little girl, representing his self-worth and highly critical of him. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Boundaries protect teens emotionally and physically while reinforcing their self-worth. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Sep. 2026

Your celestial ruler, Venus, will also station retrograde through your second house of money and self-worth, bringing old financial conversations or confidence issues back around. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-worth

• childbirth
• rebirth
• stillbirth
• tamworth
• unearth
• afterbirth
• berth
• birth
• dearth
• earth
• firth
• girth

Kids Definition

self-worth

noun

-ˈwərth

: self-esteem