selfishness
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: self‧ish‧ness
Noun
selfishness (countable and uncountable, plural selfishnesses)
- The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
- Antonym: selflessness
- 1988 May 3, Martin E. Marty, “FRONT-PAGE RELIGION”, in The New York Times:
- 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.
- 2014 February 17, Dan Callahan, “Looking Recap: Versatility”, in Vulture:
- And he knows that Patrick can afford to complain about his mother’s minor selfishness but he cannot afford to engage with the idea of his own father at all.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
quality of being selfish
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