Selfish

Adjective
selfish


 * 1) Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
 * 2) Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.

Synonyms

 * egoistic
 * egotistic
 * egotistical
 * self-centered
 * greedy

Antonyms

 * altruistic
 * philanthropic
 * selfless

Derived terms

 * selfishly
 * selfishness

Adverbs for Selfish
incredibly; shamelessly; lazily; incurably; inherently; habitually; naturally; unbelievably; atrociously; thoughtlessly; abominably; cruelly; unforgivably; shamefully; blithely; heedlessly; undutifully; ungrate-ably; remarkably; arrantly; egregiously; grossly; stingily; arrogantly; sordidly; indolently; uncommonly; unhappily; miserably; grossly; greedily; avariciously; blatantly; openly; curiously; strangely.

Thesaurus
acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, avaricious, careerist, covetous, egocentric, egocentristic, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, grasping, greedy, grudging, illiberal, inconsiderate, individualistic, mean, mercenary, miserly, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic, narrow, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, personalistic, possessive, privatistic, remote, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-advancing, self-aggrandizing, self-besot, self-centered, self-concerned, self-considerative, self-contained, self-devoted, self-esteeming, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-jealous, self-loving, self-occupied, self-pleasing, self-seeking, self-serving, self-sufficient, stingy, thoughtless, tight, tight-fisted, uncharitable, ungenerous

Etymology
From

Translations

 * Bengali: স্বার্থপর
 * Czech:
 * Danish: selvisk, egoistisk
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 自分本位の, 身勝手な


 * Korean: 이기적인 (igijeog-in), 자기 본위의 (jagi bonwi-ui), 제멋대로 하는(jemeottae-ro ha-neun)
 * Lithuanian: savanaudis
 * Russian: эгоистичный
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: självisk, självcentrerad


 * Bengali: স্বার্থপর
 * Czech:
 * Danish: selvisk, egoistisk
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: わがままな, 利己的な
 * Korean: 자애적-인; 自愛的인 (ja'aejeog-in)


 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: خۆ په‌رست
 * Lithuanian: savanaudis
 * Russian: эгоистичный
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,


 * : 自私 (zìsī)
 * : zelfzuchtig, egoïstisch
 * : selbstsüchtig, egoistisch
 * : selbstsüchtig, egoistisch


 * : ατομιστής (atomistís), εγωιστής (eɣoistís) , ιδιοτελής (iðiotelís) , φίλαυτος (fílaftos)
 * : egoistico
 * : egoísta

Anagrams

 * hisself