solipsistic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English solips(ism) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English solipsistic From solips(ism) + -istic.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or being disposed to solipsism.
For Philip there was only this solipsistic stroking, by definition nameless.
1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, paperback edition, Penguin, page 73:
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Self-centred, selfish, unaware or out of touch with the views or needs of others.
Some people might say with the overabundance of remakes and remasters at present that gaming culture is stuck in a bit of a solipsistic feedback loop. Some less verbally guarded people might say the industry currently has its mouth sewn to its own butthole.
2026 July 15, Benjamin Richard "Yahtzee" Croshaw, 0:15 from the start, in Star Fox (Fully Ramblomatic), Second Wind, via YouTube:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most solipsistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more solipsistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsolipsistic · solipsistically · nonsolipsistic
Synonyms
egocentric · selfsome · interested · individualistic · self-minded · selflike · reptilian · self-centered · idiocentric · self-absorbed · egoistical · every man for himself · self-serving · selflike · self-minded · porkish · self-seeking · selfish · solipsistic · egocentric · self-interested
Translations (10)
fi itsekeskeinen (self-centered, selfish) · de ichbezogen (self-centered, selfish) · de egozentrisch (self-centered, selfish) · de selbstsüchtig (self-centered, selfish) · fi solipsistinen (solipsistic) · de selbstbezogen (self-centered, selfish) · de egoistisch (self-centered, selfish) · de solipsistisch (solipsistic) · de eigennützig (self-centered, selfish) · de eigensüchtig (self-centered, selfish)