EGOISTICAL

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

egoistical (comparative more egoistical, superlative most egoistical)

Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others.

(nonstandard) Egotistical.

Antonyms

• altruistic

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

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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