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selfishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stinginess |
| Has types | greediness, opportunism, rapaciousness, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience, voraciousness |
| Derivation | selfish |
Examples of selfishness
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He has the selfishness of the secretly sensitive, and he's something of a drunk.
From the chron.com
The hyperfocus of ADD is often misinterpreted as selfishness or self-absorption.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
If you want to feel good, you have to develop enough selfishness to tap into it.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Or bald selfishness with a side of mercy, but the effect is merciful either way.
From the washingtonpost.com
In his capacity as princeps, selfishness and selflessness coexisted in his mind.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But the bottom line is that selfishness is NOT an inherent part of human nature.
From the healthland.time.com
Shortsighted interest and small selfishness simply precipitate the catastrophe.
From the stltoday.com
It takes a lifetime to burnish away the layers of selfishness that plague us all.
From the washingtontimes.com
They vote for fair and equitable treatment against smug selfishness and cronyism.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- (selfish) 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
- (selfishly) egotistically: in an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically"
- Selfishness denotes the precedence given in thought or deed to the self, i.e., self interest or self concern. It is the act of placing one's own needs or desires above the needs or desires of others. ...
- (Selfish (House)) House is scheduled to enter a seventh season on September 20, 2010. This season will address House and Cuddy's relationship. In Bulgaria, Nova Television will begin airing the seventh season on September 24, 2010, only four days after the original US-air.
- The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others
- (selfishly) In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly
- (Selfish) A personality characteristic of a person who causes negative impacts to others by being obsessed at satisfying his own needs first.
- (Selfish) A trait of every egocentric conservative and libertarian who resists the supremacy of our utopian Marxist state.
