Meanings
adjectiveself-interested (comparative more self-interested, superlative most self-interested)
comparative more self-interested · superlative most self-interested
- Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.
Synonyms: egocentric, self-centered, solipsistic, egocentric, egoistical, every man for himself, idiocentric, individualistic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.
Origin
Translations
Dutch baatzuchtig
- baatzuchtighaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
Estonian omakasuline, omakasupüüdlik
- omakasulinehaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
- omakasupüüdlikhaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
Finnish omaa etuaan ajava
- omaa etuaan ajavahaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
Polish egoistyczny
- egoistycznyhaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
Spanish autointeresado
- autointeresadohaving self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
Ukrainian кори́сливий, користолю́бний
- кори́сливий (korýslyvyj)having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
- користолю́бний (korystoljúbnyj)having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
- своєкори́сливий (svojekorýslyvyj)having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself
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Chicago
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