selfishness
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self·ish
(sĕl′fĭsh)adj.
1. Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others: a selfish child who wouldn't share toys.
2. Showing or arising from an excessive concern with oneself and a lack of concern for others: a selfish whim.
self′ish·ly adv.
self′ish·ness n.
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Selfishness
- The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation —Anon
- A man is a lion in his own cause —Henry G. Bohn’s Handbook of Proverbs
- The private life of the narcissist, like the private parts of the exhibitionist, ought not to be hung out uninvited in the public space —Willard Gaylin
- Self-love … leaped back into her like a perpetually coiled snake —Anais Nin
- Wound up in his own concerns like thread on a spool —Anon
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Noun 1. selfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
greediness, rapaciousness, voraciousness - an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers"
opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience - taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
unselfishness - the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins"
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selfishness
noun egotism, self-interest, self-centredness, greed, looking out for number one (informal) The selfishness of these people never ceases to amaze me.
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selfishness
nounConcern only for oneself:
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Translations
أنانِيَّه
sobeckostsobectví
egoisme
itsekkyys
eigingirni, sjálfselska
sebičnost
bencillikegoistlik
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selfishness
[ˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs] n → égoïsme mself-knowledge [ˌsɛlfˈnɒlɪdʒ] n → connaissance f de soiThe more self-knowledge we have → Plus nous avons de connaissance de nous-mêmes ...
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selfishness
n → Egoismus m, → Selbstsüchtigkeit f
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self
(self) – plural selves (selvz) – noun1. a person's own body and personality. self نَفْس الإنسان وجَسَدُه собствена личност o eu osobnost das Selbst selv εαυτός uno mismo ise نفس؛شخصيت itse la personne הָאֲנִי स्व svoje "ja", sam (pojedinac) saját maga diri persónan sjálf io 自身 자기 자신 aš pats pats diri zelf jeg, ens egen person, selvet własne ja خپل ځان، پخپله، ذات، نفس، شخص: پرځان مينتوب، خپل چاريتوب، دځان مننه، خود خواهي o eu eu, ego; sine(le) личность osobnosť osebnost pojedinac jag ตัวเราเอง kendi, ben 自身,自我 власна особа; сам کسی شخص یا شے کی اپنی ذات bản thân, bản chất 自身,自我
2. one's own personal interests or advantage. He always thinks first of self. homself مَصْلَحَةٌ ذاتِيَّه лична изгода em si vlastní osoba das eigene Ich sig selv προσωπικό συμφέρον sí mismo ise, enese خويش oma etu soi-même עצמי व्यक्तित्व sebe (misliti prvo na sebe) önmaga pribadinya (maður) sjálfur se stesso, sé 自分の事 사리, 이기심 savo pats diri sendiri zichzelf seg selv własny interes پخپله em si sine (însuşi) собственные интересы vlastná osoba sam nase sebe sig själv ตัวเอง kişisel çıkar, kendi menfaati 私利 сам ذاتی ذوق شوق lợi thế hay thú vui của bản thân 私利,自身利益
ˈselfish adjective (negative unselfish) thinking of one's own pleasure or good and not considering other people. a selfish person/attitude. selfsugtig أناني егоистичен egoísta sobecký selbstsüchtig egoistisk εγωιστικός egoísta isekas خودخواه itsekäs égoïste אנוכי स्वार्थी sebičan önző mementingkan diri sendiri eigingjarn; sem ber vott um eigingirni/sjálfselsku egoista 利己的な 이기적인 savanaudis egoistisks; savtīgs pentingkan diri sendiri zelfzuchtig egoistisk, egenkjærlig egoistyczny خود خواه egoísta egoist эгоистический, эгоистичный sebecký sebičen sebičan självisk เห็นแก่ตัว bencil, egoist 自私的 егоїстичний خود غرض ích kỉ 自私的
ˈselfishly adverb selfsugtig بأنانِيَّه егоистично egoistamente sobecky selbstsüchtig egoistiskt εγωιστικά de forma egoísta isekalt خودخواهانه itsekkäästi égoïstement בְּאָנוֹכִיוּת स्वार्थी भाव से sebično önző módon secara egois af eigingirni egoisticamente 利己的に 이기적으로 savanaudiškai egoistiski; savtīgi dengan hanya mementingkan diri sendiri zelfzuchtig egoistisk, egennyttig samolubnie خودخواهانه egoistamente (în mod) egoist эгоистично sebecky sebično sebično själviskt อย่างเห็นแก่ตัว bencilce, egoistçe 自私地 егоїстично خود غرضی سے ích kỉ 自私地
ˈselfishness noun selfsugtigheid أنانِيَّه егоизъм egoísmo sobectví die Selbstsucht egoisme εγωισμός egoísmo isekus خودخواهي itsekkyys égoïsme אנוכיות स्वार्थीकता sebičnost önzés sikap egois eigingirni, sjálfselska egoismo 利己主義 이기심 savanaudiškumas egoisms; savtīgums sifat yang mementingkan diri sendiri zelfzucht egoisme, egenkjærlighet egoizm خود خواهي egoísmo egoism эгоизм sebectvo sebičnost sebičnost själviskhet ความเห็นแก่ตัว bencillik, egoistlik 自私 егоїзм خود غرضی sự ích kỉ 自私
ˈselfless adjective utterly unselfish. As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty. onselfsugtig غَيْر أناني саможертвен desinteressado nesobecký selbstlos uselvisk ανιδιοτελής desinteresado ennastsalgav, isetu فداكار epäitsekäs désintéressé לא אָנוֹכִי नि:स्वार्थी nesebičan önzetlen tidak egois óeigingjarn disinteressato 無私の 이기심이 없는, 이타적인 nesavanaudiškas nesavtīgs; pašaizliedzīgs yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiri onzelfzuchtig uselvisk bezinteresowny فداکار desinteressado dezinteresat самоотверженный, бескорыстный nesebecký nesebičen nesebičan osjälvisk ไม่เห็นแก่ตัว bencil olmayan, özverili 無私的 самовідданий بے غرض không ích kỉ, vị tha 无私的
ˈselflessly adverb onselfsugtig بدون أنانِيَّه саможертвено desinteressadamente nesobecky selbstlos uselviskt ανιδιοτελώς de forma desinteresada ennastsalgavalt فداكارانه epäitsekkäästi sans penser à soi בְּחוֹסֵר אָנוֹכִיוּת नि:स्वार्थता से nesebično önzetlenül secara tidak egois af óeigingirni disinteressatamente 無私に 이기심 없이 nesavanaudiškai nesavtīgi; pašaizliedzīgi dengan sikap yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiri onzelfzuchtig uselvisk bezinteresownie فداکارانه desinteressadamente (în mod) altruist самоотверженно, бескорыстно nesebecky nesebično nesebično osjälviskt อย่างไม่เห็นแก่ตัว özverili şekilde 無私地 самовіддано بے نیازی سے không ích kỉ, vị tha 无私地
ˈselflessness noun onselfsugtigheid عَدَم أنانِيَّه самопожертвователност desinteresse nesobeckost die Selbstlosigkeit uselviskhed ανιδιοτέλεια desinterés ennastsalgavus فداكاري epäitsekkyys désintéressement חוֹסֵר אָנוֹכִיוּת नि:स्वार्थता nesebičnost önzetlenség sikap tidak egois óeigingirni disinteresse, altruismo 無私 이기심이 없음 nesavanaudiškumas nesavtīgums; pašaizliedzība sifat yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiri onzelfzuchtigheid uselviskhet bezinteresowność فداکاری desinteresse altruism самоотверженность, бескорыстие nesebeckosť nesebičnost nesebičnost osjälviskhet ความไม่เห็นแก่ตัว özverililik 大公無私 самовідданість بے نیازی lòng vị tha 大公无私
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