This selfish, well-fed and supremely indifferent old man... (Edith Wharton).
selfish motives. Want makes almost every man selfish (Samuel Johnson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
self|ish — «SEHL fihsh», adjective. 1. caring too much for oneself and too little for others. A selfish person puts his own interests first. »This selfish, well fed and supremely indifferent old man... (Edith Wharton). 2. showing care solely or chiefly for… … Useful english dictionary
self´ish|ness — self|ish «SEHL fihsh», adjective. 1. caring too much for oneself and too little for others. A selfish person puts his own interests first. »This selfish, well fed and supremely indifferent old man... (Edith Wharton). 2. showing care solely or… … Useful english dictionary
un|self´ish|ness — un|self|ish «uhn SEHL fihsh», adjective. not selfish; caring for others; generous. SYNONYM(S): charitable, liberal. –un|self´ish|ly, adverb. –un|self´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|self´ish|ly — un|self|ish «uhn SEHL fihsh», adjective. not selfish; caring for others; generous. SYNONYM(S): charitable, liberal. –un|self´ish|ly, adverb. –un|self´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|self|ish — «uhn SEHL fihsh», adjective. not selfish; caring for others; generous. SYNONYM(S): charitable, liberal. –un|self´ish|ly, adverb. –un|self´ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
self — self; self·dom; self·hood; self·ish·ness; self·ism; self·ist; self·less; self·ness; self·same·ness; thy·self; un·self; do it your·self; do it your·self·er; non·self; it·self; self·ish; self·ward; self·ish·ly; self·ward·ness; self·wards; … English syllables
self-punishment — self pun·ish·ment pən ish mənt n punishment of oneself <masochistic self punishment> … Medical dictionary
Self-sufficiency — refers to the state of not requiring any outside aid, support, or interaction, for survival; it is therefore a type of personal or collective . On a large scale, a totally self sufficient economy that does not trade with the outside world is… … Wikipedia
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