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egoist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/

Etymology

From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego + -ist.

Meanings

1. An advocate of egoism.
2. An egocentric or self-centered person.
   • 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:
3. (nonstandard, qualifier:by confusion of the similar words) An egotist (person who talks excessively about themselves).

Forms

Deriveds

rational egoist · superegoist · egoistic

Relateds

egoistical · egoism · egotist

Translations (38)

eo egoisto (advocate of egoism) · pl egoistka (self-centered or selfish person) · fr égoïste (advocate of egoism) · io egoisto (advocate of egoism) · cmn 利己主義者 /利己主义者 (advocate of egoism) · mk егои́ст (advocate of egoism) · fi egoisti (advocate of egoism) · ro egoist (advocate of egoism) · no egoist (self-centered or selfish person) · sv egoist (self-centered or selfish person) · ja エゴイスト (advocate of egoism) · de Egoistin (advocate of egoism) · pl egoista (advocate of egoism) · mk се́бичник (self-centered or selfish person) · pl samolubka (self-centered or selfish person) · ka ეგოისტი (self-centered or selfish person) · pl egoista (self-centered or selfish person) · sv egoist (advocate of egoism) · ru эгои́ст (advocate of egoism) · pl samolub (self-centered or selfish person) · cmn 自我主義者 /自我主义者 (advocate of egoism) · ru эгои́стка (advocate of egoism) · pl sobek (self-centered or selfish person) · fi egoisti (self-centered or selfish person) · de Egoist (advocate of egoism) · da egoist (advocate of egoism) · mk егои́стка (advocate of egoism) · ur انا پرست (advocate of egoism) · es egoísta (advocate of egoism) · ja 利己主義者 (advocate of egoism) · az xudbin (self-centered or selfish person) · id egois (self-centered or selfish person) · az eqoist (self-centered or selfish person) · ga féinspéisí (self-centered or selfish person) · pl egoistka (advocate of egoism) · ro egoist (self-centered or selfish person) · da egoist (self-centered or selfish person) · ka მეთავისე (self-centered or selfish person)