What does selfish mean?
Definitions for selfish
ˈsɛl fɪʃself·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
selfishadjective
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
selfishadjective
Holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making.
selfishadjective
Having regard for oneself above others' well-being.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Selfishadjective
Attentive only to one’s own interest; void of regard for others.
Etymology: from self.
What could the most aspiring selfish man desire more, were he to form the notion of a being to whom he would recommend himself, than such a knowledge as can discover the least appearance of perfection, and such a goodness as will proportion a reward to it? Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Passions, though selfish, if their means be fair,
List under reason, and deserve her care;
Those that imparted court a nobler aim,
Exalt their kind, and take some virtue’s name. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
selfish
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.
Webster Dictionary
Selfishadjective
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
Selfishadjective
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
I've been a scoundrel in my life. I've been selfish, cruel at times and hard to work with, and I'm grateful that so many people in this room have given me a second chance.
I just want to apologize, i understand my actions were selfish.
Maybe they'll become a scientist and discover a cure for some disease, or go be a doctor or first responder, and save someone's life. Maybe they'll enter the military and protect our country, the selfish, cruel and inhuman treatment of your own children has deprived them, your family, your friends and society -- and especially both of you -- of those gifts.
It's very selfish of him to have done this to us.
Both my kids offered to donate kidneys to me, and I told them both the same thing : ‘ I’ve had a good life and I don’t want to take a kidney from young people who really need them and still have their whole lives ahead of them.' That would be very selfish on my part.
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- أنانيArabic
- স্বার্থপরBengali
- egoistaCatalan, Valencian
- sobeckýCzech
- selvisk, egoistiskDanish
- selbstsüchtig, egoistischGerman
- εγωιστής, εγωιστικόςGreek
- egoístaSpanish
- itsekäs, itsekeskeinenFinnish
- égoïsteFrench
- fèineilScottish Gaelic
- önző, egoistaHungarian
- egoisIndonesian
- egoistaItalian
- 身勝手な, わがままな, 自分本位の, 利己的なJapanese
- 자기 본위의, 제멋대로 하는, 이기적인Korean
- خۆ پهرستKurdish
- savanaudisLithuanian
- kaiapoMāori
- egoístaPortuguese
- egoistRomanian
- эгоистичныйRussian
- självcentrerad, egoistisk, själviskSwedish
- mchoyoSwahili
- bencilTurkish
- егоїстичнийUkrainian
- 自私Chinese
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