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    self·ish
    /ˈselfiSH/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure: "I joined them for selfish reasons"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › selfishSelfish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SELFISH is concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others. How to use selfish in a sentence.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › selfishSelfish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who is selfish cares only about themselves and doesn't consider others. If a ship is sinking and you refuse to let anyone else into your 4-person lifeboat, you're extremely selfish. Selfish combines the pronoun self-, meaning to or for yourself, with the suffix-ish, for "having the character of."

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSELFISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SELFISH definition: 1. Someone who is selfish only thinks of their own advantage: 2. Someone who is selfish only…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › selfishSELFISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Selfish definition: devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.. See examples of SELFISH used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishselfish adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of selfish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSELFISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. 2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself. selfish motives. SYNONYMS 1. self-interested, self-seeking, egoistic; illiberal, parsimonious, stingy.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › selfishSelfish - definition of selfish by The Free Dictionary

    1. caring only or chiefly for oneself; concerned with one's own interests, welfare, etc., regardless of others. 2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself: selfish motives. [1630–40] self′ish•ly, adv. self′ish•ness, n.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySELFISH definition in American English | Collins English...

    selfish in American English. (ˈselfɪʃ) adjective. 1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. 2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself. selfish motives.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › selfish_adjselfish, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word selfish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › selfishSelfish Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Selfish definition: Concerned chiefly or excessively with oneself, and having little regard for others.

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