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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)
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