Meanings
adjective
- Of, or pertaining to, solipsism.
Synonyms: solipsistic
nounsolipsist (plural solipsists)
plural solipsists
- One who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.
Some of this grandiosity is to be expected. Innovators tend to be solipsists. They often want to cram every stray fact and experience into their new model.
2010 September 27, Malcolm Gladwell, “Small Change”, in The New Yorker
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or pertaining to, solipsism.
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Translations
Finnish solipsistinen, solipsisti
- solipsistinenpertaining to solipsism
- solipsistiOne who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.
French solipsiste
- solipsisteOne who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.
German solipsistisch, Solipsist
- solipsistischpertaining to solipsism
- SolipsistOne who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.
Italian solipsista
- solipsistapertaining to solipsism
Polish solipsystyczny, solipsysta
- solipsystycznypertaining to solipsism
- solipsystaOne who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.
- solipsystkaOne who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.
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APA
solipsist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solipsist
MLA
“solipsist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solipsist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solipsist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solipsist.
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