egoism
See also: egoïsm
English
Alternative forms
- egoïsm (rare)
- egomism (obsolete)
Etymology
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.
Pronunciation
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Noun
egoism (countable and uncountable, plural egoisms)
- The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
- (ethics) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
- (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
Synonyms
- (tendency to think of self): selfishness
Antonyms
- (tendency to think of self): altruism
Derived terms
- ethical egoism
- rational egoism
Related terms
- egoist
- egoistic
- egoistical
Translations
tendency to think of self
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See also
- ethnocentrism
- misanthropy (hatred of human race)
- narcissism
Anagrams
- gomesi
Romanian
Etymology
From French égoïsme.
Noun
egoism n (uncountable)
- egoism, selfishness
Declension
declension of egoism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) egoism | egoismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) egoism | egoismului |
vocative | egoismule |
Swedish
Noun
egoism c (uncountable)
- egoism; the tendency to think of self and self-interest.
- (ethics) egoism; the belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest.
Declension
Declension of egoism | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | egoism | egoismen | — | — |
Genitive | egoisms | egoismens | — | — |