EGOISTIC

egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred

(adjective) limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

egoistic (comparative more egoistic, superlative most egoistic)

Egoistical.

Antonyms

• Antonyms: altruistic, philanthropic

Source: Wiktionary


E`go*is"tic, E`go*is"tic*al, a.

Definition: Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving. Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable. G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 March 2025

LOITER

(verb) be about; “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”; “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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