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Definitions for selfish
ˈsɛl fɪʃself·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
selfish(adj)
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
"Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
Wiktionary
selfish(Adjective)
Holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making.
selfish(Adjective)
Having regard for oneself above others' well-being.
Webster Dictionary
Selfish(adj)
caring supremely or unduly for one's self; regarding one's own comfort, advantage, etc., in disregard, or at the expense, of those of others
Selfish(adj)
believing or teaching that the chief motives of human action are derived from love of self
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of selfish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of selfish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of selfish in a Sentence
It felt selfish to be taking them to an event that a) they were not terribly interested in attending, b) has an elevated risk associated with it and c) they have no say in, while the risk of something terrible happening is probably very slim, I don’t know how you reconcile that if something does go sideways. Better the one true fan [ my husband ] attend on his own. He's an adult who can competently assess the risk.
Alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism, fear can feed our most selfish impulses and erode the bonds of community.
Collins is everything Georgians hate about Washington, he is a swamp creature that claims to be conservative. ... Now, having made an emotional, ill-informed and selfish decision, he finds himself at a crossroads. Republicans who are working to reelect President Trump and retain the Senate majority hope he has a moment of clarity, does the right thing and walks away from this poor decision. Otherwise, voters will make it for him.
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.
We are surrounded by people who are so selfish and so self-absorbed, not voting for Hillary is a sure win for Donald Trump.
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- أنانيArabic
- স্বার্থপরBengali
- egoistaCatalan, Valencian
- sobeckýCzech
- selvisk, egoistiskDanish
- egoistisch, selbstsüchtigGerman
- εγωιστικός, εγωιστήςGreek
- egoístaSpanish
- itsekeskeinen, itsekäsFinnish
- égoïsteFrench
- fèineilScottish Gaelic
- egoista, önzőHungarian
- egoisIndonesian
- egoistaItalian
- わがままな, 身勝手な, 自分本位の, 利己的なJapanese
- 자기 본위의, 이기적인, 제멋대로 하는Korean
- خۆ پهرستKurdish
- savanaudisLithuanian
- kaiapoMāori
- egoístaPortuguese
- egoistRomanian
- эгоистичныйRussian
- egoistisk, självcentrerad, själviskSwedish
- mchoyoSwahili
- bencilTurkish
- егоїстичнийUkrainian
- 自私Chinese
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