self-knowledge

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: self-know=ledge

CIDE DICTIONARY

self-knowledge, n. 

 Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers, limitations, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

self-knowledge, n. the understanding of oneself, one's motives, etc.

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, technique

ROGET 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.