selbstbewusst
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See also: selbstbewußt
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From selbst (“self”) bewusst (“aware, conscious; intentional”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]selbstbewusst (strong nominative masculine singular selbstbewusster, not comparable)
- self-confident, self-assured
- selbstbewusste Körperhaltung. ― confident posture.
- (philosophy) self-conscious, self-aware
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of selbstbewusst (uncomparable)
Adverb
[edit]selbstbewusst
- confidently, assertively
- selbstbewusst auftreten. ― to act with self-confidence.
- self-consciously
Further reading
[edit]- “selbstbewusst” in Duden online