Definition for Selfishness:

• The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self- love or self- preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others.

Synonyms for Selfishness:

• n.

  •
  • self.
  •ego trip (noun)
  • self-praise.
  •misanthropy (noun)
  • inhumanity,
  • misanthropy.
  •self-importance (noun)
  • egotism.
  •selfishness (noun)
  • vanity,
  • greediness,
  • self-occupation.

Antonyms for Selfishness:

• n.

  • attribute
    unselfishness.
  • Other antonyms:
    magnanimity, neutrality, detachment, selflessness, impartiality, self-annihilation, altruism, objectivity, fairness, self-flagellation, disinterestedness.

Homophones for Selfishness:

• sleepy sickness, Sylvia Communis, self-effacing, self-conscious, selfsameness, self-seeking, self-examining.

Hypernym for Selfishness:

• n.

  • attribute
    self-seeking, voraciousness, greediness, expedience, self-interest, rapaciousness, opportunism.

Hyponym for Selfishness:

• n.

  • attribute
    stinginess.