selfishness
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self·ish
(sĕl′fĭsh)adj.
1. Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others: a selfish child who wouldn't share toys.
2. Showing or arising from an excessive concern with oneself and a lack of concern for others: a selfish whim.
self′ish·ly adv.
self′ish·ness n.
Selfishness
- The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation —Anon
- A man is a lion in his own cause —Henry G. Bohn’s Handbook of Proverbs
- The private life of the narcissist, like the private parts of the exhibitionist, ought not to be hung out uninvited in the public space —Willard Gaylin
- Self-love … leaped back into her like a perpetually coiled snake —Anais Nin
- Wound up in his own concerns like thread on a spool —Anon
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Noun | 1. | selfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money greediness, rapaciousness, voraciousness - an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers" opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience - taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others unselfishness - the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins" |
selfishness
noun egotism, self-interest, self-centredness, greed, looking out for number one (informal) The selfishness of these people never ceases to amaze me.
selfishness
nounConcern only for oneself:
Translations
أنانِيَّه
sobeckostsobectví
egoisme
itsekkyys
eigingirni, sjálfselska
sebičnost
bencillikegoistlik
selfishness
[ˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs] n → égoïsme mself-knowledge [ˌsɛlfˈnɒlɪdʒ] n → connaissance f de soiThe more self-knowledge we have → Plus nous avons de connaissance de nous-mêmes ...
selfishness
n → Egoismus m, → Selbstsüchtigkeit f
self
(self) – plural selves (selvz) – noun1. a person's own body and personality.
2. one's own personal interests or advantage. He always thinks first of self.
ˈselfish adjective (negative unselfish) thinking of one's own pleasure or good and not considering other people. a selfish person/attitude.
ˈselfishly adverbˈselfishness noun
ˈselfless adjective
utterly unselfish. As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty.
ˈselflessly adverbˈselflessness noun