selfishness
noun/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/
Etymology From selfish + -ness.
1
The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
- 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.1988 March 5, Martin E. Marty, “FRONT-PAGE RELIGION”, in The New York Times:
- 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.2014 February 17, Dan Callahan, “Looking Recap: Versatility”, in Vulture:
- Synonyms
- egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness, me-firstism, philauty, porkishness, selfhood, selfishness, self-absorption, self-centeredness, self-interestedness, self-obsession, self-servingness, solipsism, suicism
- Antonyms
- selflessness, self-abnegation
- Derived terms
- rational selfishness
- Related terms
- autocentrism, self-interest, selfish
- Hypernyms
- egotism, excessiveness, immorality
- Hyponyms
- hedonism, Epicureanism, Cyrenaicism
- Coordinate terms
- greed