Associations to the word «Selfishness»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SELFISHNESS, noun. Stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.