self confident (self kon fid ent)

Confident of one's own strength or qualifications; relying on the correctne of one's own judgment, or the capability of one's own powers, without other aid. IMG:content-0539.png:[blocks in formation] B N IMG:content-0540.png:[ocr errors] D A IMG:content-0541.png:[ocr errors] Self-conjugate Triangle. M self-conjugate (self-kon'jö-gat), a. Conjugate to itself. Self-conjugate pentagon, a pentagon every side of which is the polar of the opposite vertex relatively to a given conic. Every plane pentagon is self-conjugate relatively to some conic. - Self-conjugate subgroup, a subgroup of substitutions of which each one, T', is related to some other T by the transformation T' = STS, where S is some operation of the main group. - Self conjugate triangle, a triangle of which each side is the polar of the opposite vertex relatively to a given conic. C. D. Warner , Roundabout Journey, xxi. self-consciousne (self-kon's hus-nes), n. 1. In philos ., the act or state of being aware of one's self. (a) The state of being aware of the subject as opposed to the object in cognition or volition; that element of a sense of reaction which consists in a consciousne of the internal correlative. Many psychologists deny the existence of a direct sense of reaction, or of any immediate knowledge of anything but an object of knowledge. (b) An immediate perception by the soul of itself. This is denied by almost all psychologists. (c) A direct perception of modifications of consciousne as such, and as discriminated from external objects; introspection, Many psychologists deny this. Perception is the power by which we are made aware of the phænomena of the external world; Self -consciousne the power by which we apprehend the phænomena of the internal. Sir W. Hamilton , Metaph., xxix. (d) An instinctive idea of a self, or element of cognition, subject to correction or amplification, and thus distinguished from objective reality. (e) An acquired knowledge of a self as a center of motives. 2. A state of being self-conscious; the feeling of being under the observation of others. That entire absence of self - consciousne which belongs to keenly felt trouble. George Eliot , Mill on the Flo , iii. 3. Con Over self-consciousne , too much inwardne and painful self-inspection, absence of trust in our instincts and of the healthful study of Nature. Amer. Jour. Psychol., I. 636. =Syn. 2. Pride , Egotism , Vanity, etc. See egotism . self-considering (self-kon-sid'ér-ing), a. side ring in one's own mind; deliberating. In dubious thought the king awaits, And self - considering , as he stands, debates. Pope . self-consistency (self-kon-sis'ten-si), n . quality or state of being self-consistent. self-consistent (self-kon-sis'tent), a. Consistent or not at variance with one's self or with itself. The Con self-constituted (self-kon's ti-tū-ted), a. stituted by one's self or by itself: as, self - con stituted judges; a self - constituted guardian. self-consuming (self-kon-su'ming), a. Consuming one's self or itself. What is loose love? a transient gust,... A vapour fed from wild desire, A wandering, self - consuming fire. Pope , Chor. to Tragedy of Brutus, ii. self-contained (self-kon-tand'), a. 1. Contained or wrapped up in one's self; reserved; not sympathetic or communicative. The queen thought him cold, High, self - contain'd , and pa ionle . Tennyson, Guinevere. 2. Having an entrance for itself, and not approached by an entrance or stair common to others: as, a self - contained house. [Scotland.] 3. Complete in itself: as, a self - contained motor. - Self-contained engine, an engine and boiler in one, complete for working, similar to a portable engine, but without the traveling-gear. E. H. Knight.