Definitions for Selfishness
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. selfishnessnoun

   stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. selfishnessnoun

   the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selfishnessnoun

   Attention to his own interest, without any regard to others; self-love.

   Etymology: from selfish.

   This sublimer love, being, by an intimate conjunction with its object, throughly refined from all base dross of selfishness and interest, nobly begets a perfect submission of our wills to the will of God. Robert Boyle, Seraphick Love.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selfishness

   Selfishness is being concerned excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others.Selfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness; and has also been contrasted (as by C. S. Lewis) with self-centeredness.

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1. selfishness

   Selfishness is the characteristic or behavior of prioritizing one's own needs, desires, or interests above those of others. It typically involves making decisions and taking actions primarily for personal benefit or satisfaction, often without considering or disregarding the potential impact or consequences on others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. Selfishnessnoun

   the quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others

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1. Selfishness

   Selfishness is placing concern with oneself or one's own interests above the well-being or interests of others. Selfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness; and has also been contrasted with self-centredness.

Matched Categories

1. • Stinginess

How to pronounce Selfishness?

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Selfishness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Selfishness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Selfishness in a Sentence

1. Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu:

   Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.

2. Edgar Watson Howe:

   It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.

3. Sharie Stines:

   When people are discontent(ed) they tend to become more self-concerned, which in turn, becomes self-centeredness, thus leading to selfishness, i have often noticed that relationships are ruined because of one selfish person.

4. John Randolph:

   The principle of liberty and equality, if coupled with mere selfishness, will make men only devils, each trying to be independent that he may fight only for his own interest. And here is the need of religion and its power, to bring in the principle of benevolence and love to men.

5. Robert A. Heinlein:

   The greatest productive force is human selfishness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Selfishness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Selfishness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Selfishness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfishness
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Selfishness
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Selfishness