self-discovery

1. 1.

   discovering your own individuality

   Broaderdiscovery

Questions about self-discovery

What does self-discovery mean?

self-discovery means "discovering your own individuality".

How many syllables are in self-discovery?

self-discovery has 5 syllables and divides as self--di-sco-ve-ry under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is self-discovery a common word?

self-discovery is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.