EGOIST

egocentric, egoist

(noun) a self-centered person with little regard for others

egotist, egoist, swellhead

(noun) a conceited and self-centered person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

egoist (plural egoists)

An advocate of egoism.

An egocentric or self-centered person.

An egotist.

Anagrams

• goes it, stogie

Source: Wiktionary


E"go*ist, n. Etym: [F. égoïste. See Egoism.]

1. One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self. I, dullard egoist, taking no special recognition of such nobleness. Carlyle.

2. (Philos.)

Definition: A believer in egoism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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