selfishness
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selfishness
- /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/
noun selfishnesses
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The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
This common faith or set of aspirations, he added, could also help Americans transcend their selfishnesses and follies and promote a world civil religion given to justice and hope.
Similar: egocentricity, me-firstism, self-centeredness, egoism, egomism, hoggery, interestedness, philauty, porkishness, selfhood, selfishness, self-absorption · Opposite: selflessness
Opposite: selflessness, self-abnegation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: egoism, self-interest, self-centred, egocentricity, egotism, self-indulgence, egocentrism, self-absorption, self-involvement, self-centeredness, self-regard, acquisitiveness, miserliness, narcissism, stinginess, cupidity
noun
Opposite: selflessness, self-abnegation
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noun quality of being selfish
| Español | egoísmo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이기심 igisim |
| Português | egoísmo |
| Français | égocentrisme, égoïsme |
| Deutsch | Egoismus, Selbstsucht |
| Italiano | egoismo |
| Ελληνικά | εγωισμός egoïsmós |
| Română | egoism |
| Русский | эгои́зм egoízm, себялю́бие sebjaljúbije |
| العربية | أَنَانِيَّة ʔanāniyya |
| עברית | אנוכיות |
Talk about this word "selfishness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/selfishness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. selfishness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/selfishness "selfishness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/selfishness.Cite this
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title = {selfishness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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