self-serving
self-serving adjective: showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals).
Adjective
self-serving (comparative more self-serving, superlative most self-serving)
- Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals).
- "Most of the time when people consider the question of what rules society should have for using software, the people considering it are from software companies, and they consider the question from a self-serving perspective," says Stallman, opening his speech.2002, Sam Williams, Free as in Freedom
- Don’t assume that the connotations of authority, history, scholarship, hallowed tradition and judiciousness in the word “Academy” actually fit this self-serving club.2016 March 3, David Thomson, “Biggest lesson of the 2016 Oscars? The Academy should be scrapped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2017
self-serving meaning in Tamil
self-serving in Tamil
- சுய சேவை, தன்தொண்டு
Synonyms of self-serving
- egocentric
- self-centered
- self-interested
- egoistical
- every man for himself
- idiocentric
- individualistic
- interested
- porkish
- reptilian
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Forms of self-serving
| comparative | more self-serving |
|---|---|
| superlative | most self-serving |
| alternative form | selfserving |
Origin of self-serving
From self- + serving.
Words formed from self-serving
Questions about self-serving
- What does self-serving mean?
- Self-serving means showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals).
- What is self-serving in Tamil?
- Self-serving in Tamil is சுய சேவை, தன்தொண்டு. See Self-serving meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is self-serving?
- Self-serving is an adjective.
Words near self-serving in the dictionary
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