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selfishnesses

selfishnesses is the plural of selfishness.

Meaning of selfishness

Noun

selfishness (countable and uncountable, plural selfishnesses)

  1. The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
    • This common faith or set of aspirations, he added, could also help Americans transcend their selfishnesses and follies and promote a world civil religion given to justice and hope.1988 March 5, Martin E. Marty, “FRONT-PAGE RELIGION”, in The New York Times
    Antonyms:
    selflessness

Questions about selfishnesses

What is selfishnesses the plural of?
Selfishnesses is the plural of selfishness.

Words near selfishnesses in the dictionary

  1. Selfish Seventies
  2. selfisher
  3. selfishest
  4. selfishly
  5. selfishness
  6. selfishnesses
  7. selfism
  8. selfisms
  9. selfist
  10. selfists
  11. selfitis

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