selfishness

From selfish +‎ -ness.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/

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• Hyphenation: self‧ish‧ness

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selfishness

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selfishness (countable and uncountable, plural selfishnesses)

1. The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
   • 1988 May 3, Martin E. Marty, “FRONT-PAGE RELIGION”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     This common faith or set of aspirations, he added, could also help Americans transcend their selfishnesses and follies and promote a world civil religion given to justice and hope.

   • 2014 February 17, Dan Callahan, “Looking Recap: Versatility”, in Vulture‎^[2]:

     And he knows that Patrick can afford to complain about his mother’s minor selfishness but he cannot afford to engage with the idea of his own father at all.

• selflessness

• hedonism, Epicureanism, Cyrenaicism

• rational selfishness