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- Dictionaryself-denying/ˌsɛlfdɪˈnʌɪɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. characterized by or involving the denial of one's own interests and needs: "he was self-denying, generous, and public-spirited"
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A self-denying person gives up what they want so that other people can have it, or because they feel it is morally right for them to give it up: Far from being a self-denying hermit, Reece enjoyed the finest clothes he could afford. She was brought up to be virtuous and self-denying. Fewer examples. Even self-denying tree-huggers need clothes.
Someone who is self-denying refuses to do or have things that they would like, either because they cannot afford them, or because they believe it is morally good for them not to do them or have them. They believed that good parents should be self-sacrificing and self-denying.
adjective. self-de· ny· ing ˌself-di-ˈnī-iŋ. Synonyms of self-denying. : showing self-denial. self-denyingly. ˌself-di-ˈnī-iŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. abstemious. abstentious. abstinent. continent. self-abnegating. sober. temperate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of self-denying in a Sentence.
self-denying. Definitions of self-denying. adjective. willing to deprive yourself. synonyms: self-giving, self-sacrificing. unselfish. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others. adjective. used especially of behavior. synonyms: renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating. nonindulgent, strict.
Someone who is self-denying refuses to do or have things that they would like, either because they cannot afford them, or because they believe it is morally good for them not to do them or have them. They believed that good parents should be self-sacrificing and self-denying.
The earliest known use of the adjective self-denying is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for self-denying is from 1630, in the writing of Thomas Taylor, Church of England clergyman. self-denying is formed within English, by derivation.
SELF-DENIAL definition: 1. the act of not taking or having something that you would like because you think it is good for…. Learn more.
Self-denying definition: Without concern for ones own advantage ; selfless or self-sacrificing. .
Someone who is self-denying refuses to do or have things that they would like, either because they cannot afford them, or because they believe it is morally good for them not to do them or have them. [...]
A self-denying person gives up what they want so that other people can have it, or because they feel it is morally right for them to give it up: Far from being a self-denying hermit , Martinez enjoyed the finest clothes he could afford .
