英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/
• ハイフネーション: self‧ish‧ness

名詞

selfishness (countable and uncountable, plural selfishnesses)

1. The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

   Synonyms: egocentricity, me-firstism, self-centeredness; see also Thesaurus:selfishness

   Antonyms: selflessness; see also Thesaurus:self-abnegation

   • 1988 May 3, Martin E. Marty, “FRONT-PAGE RELIGION”, in The New York Times‎:

     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:

     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.

下位語

• hedonism, Epicureanism, Cyrenaicism

派生語

• rational selfishness