Definition of selfish Selfish
/sɛˈlfɪʃ/ - [selfish] - self•ish
We found 6 definitions of selfish from 4 different sources.
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What does selfish mean?
WordNet
Adjectiveselfish, selfisher, selfishest |
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| selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman | ||
| unselfish not greedy | ||
| egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs | ||
| inconsiderate lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior" | ||
| stingy, ungenerous unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" | ||
| narcissistic, self-loving, egotistic, egotistical characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance | ||
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Wiktionary 
- selfish (Adjective)
Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making. - selfish (Adjective)
Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- selfish (a.)
Caring supremely or unduly for one's self; regarding one's own comfort, advantage, etc., in disregard, or at the expense, of those of others. - selfish (a.)
Believing or teaching that the chief motives of human action are derived from love of self.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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selfish
Pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
