selfish
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adjective \ˈsel-fish\Definition of SELFISH
1
: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2
: arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others <a selfish act>
3
: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function <selfish DNA>; also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication <selfish genes>
— self·ish·ly adverb
— self·ish·ness noun
See Examples of SELFISH
- She's interested only in her own selfish concerns.
- I wish he'd spend less time with his friends and more time with me. Am I being selfish?
First Known Use of SELFISH
1640
Related to SELFISH
- Synonyms
- egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, egocentric, self-loving, self-obsessed, self-oriented, self-preoccupied, self-regarding, self-seeking, self-serving, solipsistic
- Antonyms
- self-forgetful, self-forgetting, selfless, unselfish
Rhymes with SELFISH
self·ish
adjective \ˈsel-fish\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of SELFISH
: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function <selfish DNA>; also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication <selfish genes>
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