| NOUN | attribute | selfishness | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others |
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| Sounds | seh'lfihshnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others. | |
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| Narrower | greediness, voraciousness, rapaciousness | An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) |
| opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others | |
| Broader | stinginess | A lack of generosity / generosity |
| Opposite | unselfishness | The quality of not putting yourself first but being willing / willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others |
| Spanish | egoísmo, gallería | |
| Catalan | egoisme | |
| Adjectives | selfish | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others |
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