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selfish selfish definition

selfish


 
  Grep  of  noun  selfish 
  damselfish 
  selfish  person 
  selfishness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  selfish 
 
  The  adj  selfish  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  selfish  --  (concerned  chiefly  or  only  with  yourself  "Selfish  men  were...trying  to  make  capital  for  themselves  out  of  the  sacred  cause  of  civil  rights"-  Maria  Weston  Chapman) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  selfish 
 
  1  sense  of  selfish 
 
  Sense  1 
  selfish  (vs.  unselfish) 
 
  unselfish  (vs.  selfish) 
  =>  public-spirited 
  =>  self-denying,  self-giving,  self-sacrificing 
  =>  self-forgetful 
  =>  sharing 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  selfish 
 
  1  sense  of  selfish 
 
  Sense  1 
  selfish  (vs.  unselfish) 
  =>  begrudging,  envious,  grudging 
  =>  egotistic,  egotistical,  narcissistic,  self-loving 
  =>  self-serving,  self-seeking 
  =>  stingy,  ungenerous 
  Also  See->  egoistic#1;  inconsiderate#1;  stingy#1,  ungenerous#2 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  selfish 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  selfish 
 
  selfish  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  selfish 
  selfish 
  unselfish 
 
  Overview  of  adj  selfish 
 
  The  adj  selfish  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  selfish  --  (concerned  chiefly  or  only  with  yourself  "Selfish  men  were...trying  to  make  capital  for  themselves  out  of  the  sacred  cause  of  civil  rights"-  Maria  Weston  Chapman) 



selfish definition