philauty

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philauty

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Based on Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) and αὐτός (autós, “self”).

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obsolete, uncountable Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity. At's left ſtood ſpruce and gaudy Philauty, / Whoſe thoughts dwelt on a cryſtal book ſhe held / Eternally to her admiring Eye; / In which her fooliſh ſelf ſhe read, and ſmil'd / On her fair Leſſon; though the brittle Glaſs / Admoniſh'd her how vain her Beauty was.
Similar: egocentricity, self-centeredness, self-conceit, self-obsession, egoism, egomism, hoggery, interestedness, me-firstism, philauty, porkishness, selfhood

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@misc{philauty_2026,
  title = {philauty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/philauty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}