Definition of selfish

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Selfish (a.) Believing or teaching that the chief motives of human action are derived from love of self.

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Philauty :: Philauty (n.) Self-love; selfishness.
Altruistic :: Altruistic (a.) Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish.
Individualism :: Individualism (n.) An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.
Selfism :: Selfism (n.) Concentration of one's interests on one's self; self-love; selfishness.
Altruism :: Altruism (n.) Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness..
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;.
Selfishly :: Selfishly (adv.) In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
Cool :: Cool (superl.) Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior..
Egoism :: Egoism (n.) Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism.
Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion..
Hoggish :: Hoggish (a.) Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish.
Hoggery :: Hoggery (n.) Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
Self :: Self (n.) Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim..
Philistine :: Philistine (n.) A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests.
Self-seeking :: Self-seeking (n.) The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.
Indispose :: Indispose (v. t.) To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties..
Flesh :: Flesh (n.) The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences.
Interest :: Interest (n.) Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit..
Greediness :: Greediness (n.) The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire.
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