Itself vs. Self

Difference Between Itself and Self

Itselfpronoun

(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

The door closed by itself

Selfpronoun

(obsolete) Himself, herself, itself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).

This argument was put forward by the defendant self.

Itselfpronoun

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

The door itself is quite heavy.

Selfpronoun

Myself.

I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat.

Itselfpronoun

it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

Selfnoun

The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts.

Selfnoun

An individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness (plural selves).

Selfnoun

(botany) A seedling produced by self-pollination (plural selfs).

Selfnoun

Any molecule, cell, or tissue of an organism's own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign (nonself) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, infective, allogenic, or xenogenic).

Selfverb

(botany) To fertilise by the same individual; to self-fertilise or self-pollinate.

Selfverb

(botany) To fertilise by the same strain; to inbreed.

Selfadjective

Having its own or a single nature or character, as in colour, composition, etc., without addition or change; unmixed.

a self bow: one made from a single piece of wooda self flower or plant: one which is wholly of one colour

Selfadjective

Of or relating to any molecule, cell, or tissue of an organism's own (belonging to the self), as opposed to a foreign (nonself) molecule, cell, or tissue (for example, infective, allogenic, or xenogenic).