Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Pursuing only one's own ends or interests.
- adjective Exhibiting concern only with promoting one's own ends or interests.
- noun Determined pursuit of one's own ends or interests.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Seeking one's own interest or happiness unduly; selfish.
- noun Undue attention to one's own interest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish.
- noun The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Mindful of, or promoting only ones own interests
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective interested only in yourself
- noun taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
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Examples
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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Jay Michaelson: An Open Letter To State Senator Greg Ball About Marriage Equality And Religion Jay Michaelson 2011
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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Daily Readings from Love Your Life Victoria Osteen 2011
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I can worry about racism without being seen as self-interested or self-seeking.
Special Guest Post: Zetta Elliott on the Myth of Meritocracy 2010
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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Jay Michaelson: An Open Letter To State Senator Greg Ball About Marriage Equality And Religion Jay Michaelson 2011
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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Jay Michaelson: An Open Letter To State Senator Greg Ball About Marriage Equality And Religion Jay Michaelson 2011
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I can worry about racism without being seen as self-interested or self-seeking.
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
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It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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But if you throw the self-seeking obstructionists out of office in November, I guarantee you that I can put this country back to work and on the road to permanent prosperity.
Mark Olmsted: 2012 Politics: When Winning Is Losing and Losing Is Winning Mark Olmsted 2011
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‘Most people appear to believe that deep down they (and other people) are mad, bad and dangerous to know; that as a species – apparently unlike other species of animal – we are deeply and fundamentally antagonistic to each other, that our motives are utterly self-seeking and that our sympathies are forms of self-protectiveness.’
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It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Jay Michaelson: An Open Letter To State Senator Greg Ball About Marriage Equality And Religion Jay Michaelson 2011
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