herself

Her own person

Herself is the reflexive form of she that refers to the same female named in the subject of a clause.

Sometimes it merely emphasizes that person: Our cat takes better care of herself than she used to. She chose all the furnishings herself.

identity

individuality

Unique personal character

personality · essence · uniqueness · authenticity · agency · wholeness · personhood · being · soul

reflexive

she

That woman there

subject · actor · agent · doer · referent · antecedent · singular · feminine · third-person · pronoun

emphasis

personally

As an individual matter

solely · singlehandedly · actually · even · indeed · particularly · especially · specifically · notably · precisely

introspection

contemplation

Sustained reflective attention

rumination · journaling · solitude

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gender

herselfhimself

Reflexive male pronoun

him · he · itself · themselves

person/number

herselfthemselves

Reflexive third-person plural

myself · yourself · ourselves · yourselves · himself

reflexivity

herselfher

Female object pronoun

she

Family

self, her, selfish, myself, hers, himself, yourself, oneself, selfless

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G