Associations to the word «Selfish»
Noun
- Greed
- Bad
- Whim
- Stepmother
- Benevolence
- Ignorant
- Brat
- Wilde
- Jealousy
- Disregard
- Routing
- Replication
- Adele
- Cowardice
- Rebuke
- Coward
- Tenderness
- Impulse
- Propensity
- Generosity
- Denial
- Flattery
- Wretch
- Instinct
- Brute
- Scruple
- Morality
- Patriotism
- Motivation
- Stupidity
- Suffering
- Prudence
- Boyfriend
- Lust
- Welfare
- Consideration
- Cold
- Countryman
- Devotion
- Standpoint
- Regret
- Capitalist
- Prejudice
- Cling
- Prompting
- Grief
- Interest
- Altogether
Adjective
- Tempered
- Brute
- Extravagant
- Pitiful
- Sarcastic
- Righteous
- Malicious
- Nasty
- Centered
- Reckless
- Passionate
- Portrayed
- Willed
- Immoral
- Mercenary
- Immature
- Genial
- Incapable
- Weak
- Bastard
- Sinister
- Instinct
- Enlightened
- Useless
- Obstinate
- Conscientious
- Truthful
- Patriotic
- Evolutionary
- Sighted
- Fragile
- Absorbed
- Unreasonable
- Giant
- Calculating
- Apt
- Gloomy
- Cold
- Indignant
- Miserable
Wiktionary
SELFISH, adjective. Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
SELFISH, adjective. Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
SELFISH GENE, noun. The concept of viewing genes as if they were the primary drivers and beneficiaries of the evolutionary process.
Dictionary definition
SELFISH, adjective. 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.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.