self-centeredness
self-centeredness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being self-centered; concern only for oneself.
Noun
self-centeredness (countable and uncountable, plural self-centerednesses)
- The state, quality, or condition of being self-centered; concern only for oneself.
- Near-synonyms: autocentrism, self-absorption, egoism, egotism; see also Thesaurus:selfishness
- Synonyms:
- autocentrism, self-absorption, egoism, egotism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness, me-firstism, philauty
Synonyms of self-centeredness
- autocentrism
- self-absorption
- egoism
- egotism
- egocentricity
- hoggery
- interestedness
- me-firstism
- porkishness
- selfhood
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Forms of self-centeredness
| plural | self-centerednesses |
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Origin of self-centeredness
From self-centered + -ness.
Questions about self-centeredness
- What does self-centeredness mean?
- Self-centeredness means the state, quality, or condition of being self-centered; concern only for oneself.
- What part of speech is self-centeredness?
- Self-centeredness is a noun.
- What is the plural of self-centeredness?
- The plural of self-centeredness is self-centerednesses.
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