egoism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/ (US)
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Etymology
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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 Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 151:
- (countable, uncountable) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
- (countable, nonstandard, qualifier:by confusion of the similar words, uncountable) Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| egoïsm | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| egoisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| egomism | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
ethical egoism · panegoism · rational egoism
Relateds
narcissism · egoistical · egoistic · misanthropy · ethnocentrism · egoist
Synonyms
porkishness · egomism · hoggery · interestedness · selfhood · philauty · me-firstism · solipsism · egocentricity · suicism · self-servingness · self-interestedness · self-absorption · egocentricity · solipsism · selfishness · self-obsession · self-centeredness · selfishness · egoism
Translations (47)
uk егої́зм (tendency to think of self) · hi अहंकार (tendency to think of self) · cmn 自我主義 /自我主义 (tendency to think of self) · id egoisme (tendency to think of self) · el εγωισμός (tendency to think of self) · el φιλαυτία (tendency to think of self) · ka ანგარება (tendency to think of self) · pl samolubność (tendency to think of self) · sh egoizam (tendency to think of self) · eo egoismo (tendency to think of self) · sv egoism (tendency to think of self) · cs egoismus (tendency to think of self) · ka ეგოიზმი (tendency to think of self) · kk өзімшілдік (tendency to think of self) · la amor sui (tendency to think of self) · fi egoismi (tendency to think of self) · nl zelfzucht (tendency to think of self) · ca egoisme (tendency to think of self) · de Egoismus (tendency to think of self) · cs sobectví (tendency to think of self) · ru эгои́зм (tendency to think of self) · pt egoísmo (tendency to think of self) · cmn 唯我主義 /唯我主义 (tendency to think of self) · ka მეთავისეობა (tendency to think of self) · pl samolubstwo (tendency to think of self) · be эгаі́зм (tendency to think of self) · bg егои́зъм (tendency to think of self) · ml അഹംഭാവം (tendency to think of self) · ar أَنَانِيَّة (tendency to think of self) · tr egoizm (tendency to think of self) · io egoismo (tendency to think of self) · hi अभिमान (tendency to think of self) · pl egoizm (tendency to think of self) · th อัตนิยม (tendency to think of self) · th อัตตัตถนิยม (tendency to think of self) · cmn 利己主義 /利己主义 (tendency to think of self) · ja 利己主義 (tendency to think of self) · fr égoïsme (tendency to think of self) · is egóismi (tendency to think of self) · da egoism (tendency to think of self) · fi itsekkyys (tendency to think of self) · th อัตตานิยม (tendency to think of self) · fa خودخواهی (tendency to think of self) · hi घमंड (tendency to think of self) · es egoísmo (tendency to think of self) · nl egoïsme (tendency to think of self) · sh samoljublje (tendency to think of self)