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