egoism
/ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/
egoism noun: the tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
Noun
egoism (countable and uncountable, plural egoisms)
- The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
- Since all men are by nature egoists and morality can only be rationalized egoism, the problem is to devise a form of social organization that will reconcile the selfish interests of each with the needs of all.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
- Synonyms:
- egocentricity, selfishness, solipsism, egomism, hoggery, interestedness, me-firstism, philauty, porkishness, selfhood
- Antonyms:
- altruism
- The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
- Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
egoism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
egoism in Hindi
- tendency to think of self
- अहंकार ahaṅkār, अभिमान abhimān, घमंड ghamaṇḍ
egoism in Tamil
- தன்முனைப்பான, தன்முனைப்பாற்றல், தற்பெருமை
egoism in Urdu
- آنا پرستی, خودبینی, خودپرستی
egoism in Telugu
- egoism, self regard, pride, arrogance, self-sufficiency
- మమకారము mamakāramu
More languagesFewer languages
- egoism in Malayalam
- അഹംഭാവം ahambhāvaṁ
- egoism in Kannada
- ಅಹಂಭಾವ, ಅಸ್ಮಿತೆ, ಅಹಮಿಕೆ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥತೆ
- egoism in Arabic
- أَنَانِيَّة ʔanāniyya
- egoism in Indonesian
- egoisme
- egoism in Persian
- خودخواهی
- egoism in Thai
- อัตนิยม àt-dtà-ní-yom, อัตตานิยม àt-dtaa-ní-yom, อัตตัตถนิยม àt-dtàt-tà-nì-yom
Synonyms of egoism
- egocentricity
- selfishness
- solipsism
- hoggery
- interestedness
- me-firstism
- porkishness
- selfhood
- self-absorption
- self-centeredness
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Antonyms
Forms of egoism
| plural | egoisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | egoïsm |
| alternative form (obsolete) | egomism |
Origin of egoism
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.
Words formed from egoism
Questions about egoism
- What does egoism mean?
- Egoism means the tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
- What is egoism in Hindi?
- Egoism in Hindi is अहंकार (ahaṅkār), अभिमान (abhimān), घमंड (ghamaṇḍ). See Egoism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is egoism?
- Egoism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce egoism?
- Egoism is pronounced /ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/ (US).
- What is the plural of egoism?
- The plural of egoism is egoisms.
Words near egoism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: egoism (page history and authors); egoism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); egoism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మమకారము (Telugu) (page history and authors); egoism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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