selfish (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *selfish*:
ADJECTIVE	all	selfish	concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

selfish > pronunciation
Sounds	seh'lfihsh
Rhymes	abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...

English > *selfish*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others.
Example	"Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
Narrower	egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving	characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
Narrower	self-serving, self-seeking	interested only in yourself
See also	egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred	Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
	inconsiderate	lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others
	stingy, ungenerous	Unwilling to spend
Opposite	unselfish	disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
Spanish	egoista, egoísta
Catalan	egoista
Nouns	selfishness	stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
Adverbs	selfishly	in an egotistical manner

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