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self-knowledge
CIDE DICTIONARY
self-knowledge, n.
Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers, limitations, etc. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
self-knowledge
acquaintance, corpus, data, datum, experience, expertise, facts, factual base, familiarity, information, intelligence, intimacy, introspection, ken, know-how, knowing, knowledge, practical knowledge, private knowledge, privity, ratio cognoscendi, self-examination, technic, technics, techniqueROGET THESAURUS
self-knowledge
Modesty
N modesty, humility, diffidence, timidity, retiring disposition, unobtrusiveness, bashfulness, mauvaise honte, blush, blushing, verecundity, self-knowledge, reserve, constraint, demureness, blushing honors, modest, diffident, humble, timid, timorous, bashful, shy, nervous, skittish, coy, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, overmodest, unpretending, unpretentious, unobtrusive, unassuming, unostentatious, unboastful, unaspiring, poor in spirit, out of countenance, reserved, constrained, demure, humbly, quietly, privately, without ceremony, without beat of drum, sans fa, not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty, thy modesty's a candle to thy merit.For further exploring for "self-knowledge" in Webster Dictionary Online