egoistical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English egoist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English egoistic English -al English egoistical From egoistic + -al.
Meanings
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Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.
For as long as the individual consciousness is not fully transformed and is still subject to egoistical impulses, so that there is not yet a complete and voluntary accord between the subjective will and universal Reason, the question must arise: who is to decide, in a particular situation of conflict, what the universal will requires?
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 75:
- (nonstandard, qualifier:by confusion of the similar words) Egotistical (tending to talk excessively about oneself).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more egoistical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most egoistical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonegoistical · egoistically · unegoistical
Relateds
Synonyms
reptilian · egocentric · idiocentric · self-centered · solipsistic · selfsome · porkish · self-seeking · solipsistic · selflike · self-absorbed · every man for himself · interested · selfish · self-minded · self-interested · self-centered · egoistical · individualistic · full of oneself · egocentric · egotistic · egocentric · self-serving
Translations (24)
ang selflice (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · cy myfïol (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · fi itsekeskeinen (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · da egoistisk (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · pl egoistyczny (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · fo sjálvsøkin (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · de egoistisch (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · hi घमंडी (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · el εγωιστικός (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · uk егоїсти́чний (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · nn egoistisk (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · ga féinspéisíoch (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · ca egoista (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · ca egoístic (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · ru эгоисти́ческий (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · eo egoista (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · be эгаісты́чны (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · hi अहंकारी (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · fi egoistinen (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · ru эгоисти́чный (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · fi itsekäs (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · nb egoistisk (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · pl samolubny (caring about the gratification of one's own desires) · hy եսասիրական (caring about the gratification of one's own desires)