- Selfishness
- (Roget's Thesaurus)
<- NPARAG:Selfishness->NGRP: \\ N \\ 1Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ selfishnessselfishness&c.->Adj.Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ self-loveself-loveself-indulgenceself-worshipself-interestSgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ egotismegotismegoismSgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ amour propreamour propre&c.(vanity) 880Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ nepotismnepotismGRP: \\ N \\ 2Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ worldlinessworldliness&c.->Adj.Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ world wisdomworld wisdomGRP: \\ N \\ 3Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ illiberalityilliberalitySgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ meannessmeanness&c.->Adj.time-pleasertime-serverSgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ tuft-huntertuft-hunterfortune-hunterSgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ jobberjobberworldlingSgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ egotistegotistegoistmonopolistnepotistSgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ dog in the mangerdog in the mangercharity that begins at homeSgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ canis in praesepicanis in praesepi=>foes to nobleness,foes to noblenesstemporizertrimmerPARAG:Selfishness->VGRP: \\ V \\ 1Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be selfishbe selfish&c.->Adj.Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ please oneselfplease oneselfindulge oneselfcoddle oneselfSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ consult one's own wishesconsult one's own wishesconsult one's own pleasureSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ look after one's own interestlook after one's own interestSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ feather one's nestfeather one's nestSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ take care of number onetake care of number onehave an eye to the main chanceknow on which side one's bread is butteredSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ give an inch and take an ellgive an inch and take an ellPARAG:Selfishness->AdjGRP: \\ Adj \\ 1Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ selfishselfishSgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ self-seekingself-seekingself-indulgentself-interestedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ wrapt up in selfwrapt up in selfcentered in selfSgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ egotisticegotisticegotisticalSgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ egoisticalegoisticalGRP: \\ Adj \\ 2Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ illiberalilliberalmeanungenerousnarrow-mindedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ mercenarymercenaryvenalSgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ covetouscovetous&c. 819GRP: \\ Adj \\ 3Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ unspiritualunspiritualearthlyearthly-mindedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ mundanemundaneSgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ worldlyworldlyworldly-mindedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ worldly-wiseworldly-wiseSgm: \\ Adj \\ 3 \\ timeservingtimeservingGRP: \\ Adj \\ 4Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 4 \\ interestedinterestedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 4 \\ alieni appetens sui profususalieni appetens sui profususPARAG:Selfishness->AdvGRP: \\ Adv \\ 1Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ ungenerouslyungenerously&c.->Adj.Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ to gain some private endsto gain some private endsfrom interested motives
English dictionary for students. 2013.
