selfish

self-ish · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own advantage.

  2. 2.

    Arising from concern for one's own welfare at the expense of others.

Related words

Antonyms: altruistic, generous, selfless
See also: generous, self-centered, selfless
Synonyms: egotistical, greedy, self-centered

Etymology

From self + -ish (adjectival suffix). First recorded in the 17th century.