selfish
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The meaning (definition) of the word selfish
only caring about getting things for yourself
The word selfish used in a sentence
“It was selfish to keep all the crayons for myself.”
Words that mean the same as selfish (synonyms)
greedy
Words that mean the opposite of selfish (antonyms)
generouskind
How the word selfish is said around the world
| French | égoïste (ay-goh-EEST) |
| Spanish | egoísta (eh-goh-EES-tah) |
| Mandarin | 自私 (dzuh suh) |
| Hindi | स्वार्थी (SWAAR-thee) |
| Arabic | أَنانِيّ (a-naa-NEE) |
| Russian | эгоистичный (eh-gah-ees-TEECH-nyy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | egoísta (eh-goo-EESH-tah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | egoísta (ay-goh-EES-tah) |
| Japanese | じぶんかって (jee-boon-KAHT-teh) |
| German | egoistisch (ay-goh-IS-tish) |
| Urdu | خود غرض (khud GHARZ) |
| Punjabi | ਖ਼ੁਦਗਰਜ਼ (khud-GURZ) |
| Korean | 이기적인 (ee-gee-JUH-geen) |
| Hebrew | אנוכי (ah-noh-KHEE) |
| Greek | εγωιστικός (eh-ghoh-ee-stee-KOHS) |
| Dutch | egoïstisch (ay-khoh-IS-tis) |
| Tagalog | makasarili (mah-kah-sah-REE-lee) |
| Vietnamese | ích kỷ (eek KEE) |
| Turkish | bencil (ben-JEEL) |
| Persian | خودخواه (khod-KHAAH) |
| Polish | samolubny (sah-moh-LOOB-nih) |
| Ukrainian | егоїстичний (eh-hoh-ees-TIHCH-nih) |
| Bengali | স্বার্থপর (SHAR-tho-por) |
| Swedish | självisk (SHEL-visk) |
| Italian | egoista (eh-goh-EES-tah) |
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