selfishness
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English
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.
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Translations
quality of being selfish
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