selfishness

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English

Etymology

selfish +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: self‧ish‧ness

Noun

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selfishness (countable and uncountable, plural selfishnesses)

  1. The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

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