itself
That very one
Itself is the reflexive form of it that refers to the same thing named in the subject of a clause.
Sometimes it merely emphasizes that thing: The deer got itself entangled in a fence. The garage itself has no value to a buyer.
Repeated opening words
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- emphaticExpressed with force
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
pronoun · third-person · neuter · singular
Unique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
ego · persona · subjectivity · ipseity · singularity · authenticity · particularity · idiosyncrasy
Central essential portion
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- fundamentalForming the base
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- beingExisting as something
substance · quintessence · innate · underlying · elemental · constitutive · purity · genuine
Freedom from external control
- agencyPower to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autarkyComplete economic independence
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
- musingReflective contemplation
anaphora
Repeated opening words
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- emphaticExpressed with force
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
grammatical · pronoun · third-person · neuter · singular
individuality
Unique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
distinctiveness · ego · persona · subjectivity · ipseity · singularity · authenticity · particularity · idiosyncrasy · oneness
core
Central essential portion
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- fundamentalForming the base
- natureInherent quality or disposition
being · substance · quintessence · innate · underlying · elemental · constitutive · purity · genuine · authentic
independence
Freedom from external control
- agencyPower to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- ponderingThinking deeply about something
itselfsomething else
An unspecified alternative
another · others · anything else · externalities · them
- pay for itselfRecover purchase cost through savings
- history repeats itselfPast patterns return
- speaks for itself
- lend itself toBe suitable for
- in and of itselfWithout outside context
- end in itselfPurpose needing no justification
self, its, selfish, myself, himself, yourself, oneself, herself, selfless