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selfishness:
- Selbstsucht; Egoismus; Selbstsüchte
selfish:
- selbstsüchtig; egoistisch; eigennützig
Wiktionary:
- selfishness → Egoismus, Selbstsucht
- selfish → egoistisch, selbstsüchtig
- selfish → selbstsüchtig, eigennützig

English

Detailed Translations for selfishness from English to German

selfishness:

selfishness [the ~] nomen

the selfishness (egotism; egoism; self interest)
die Selbstsucht; der Egoismus
- Selbstsucht [die ~] nomen
- Egoismus [der ~] nomen
the selfishness
die Selbstsüchte
- Selbstsüchte [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for selfishness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Egoismus	egoism; egotism; self interest; selfishness	egoism; self interest; self-satisfaction
Selbstsucht	egoism; egotism; self interest; selfishness
Selbstsüchte	selfishness

Related Words for "selfishness":

unselfishness, selfish

Synonyms for "selfishness":

stinginess

Antonyms for "selfishness":

unselfishness

Related Definitions for "selfishness":

stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others¹

Wiktionary Translations for selfishness:

selfishness

noun

quality of being selfish
- selfishness → Egoismus; Selbstsucht

selfishness

noun

kein Plural: Haltung, bei der nur der eigene Vorteil zählt
- Egoismus → selfishness; egoism

selfish:

selfish adj

selfish (egoistic; self-interested; self-seeking; egotistical)
selbstsüchtig; egoistisch; eigennützig
- selbstsüchtig adj
- egoistisch adj
- eigennützig adj

Translation Matrix for selfish:

Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	self-interested
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
egoistisch	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish
eigennützig	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish	calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly
selbstsüchtig	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish

Related Words for "selfish":

unselfish, selfishness, selfishly

Synonyms for "selfish":

egotistic; egotistical; narcissistic; self-loving; self-serving; self-seeking; egoistic; egoistical; egocentric; self-centered; self-centred; inconsiderate; stingy; ungenerous

Antonyms for "selfish":

unselfish

Related Definitions for "selfish":

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others¹

Wiktionary Translations for selfish:

selfish

adjective

holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making
- selfish → egoistisch; selbstsüchtig

selfish

adjective

(nur) an sich selbst denkend
- egoistisch → egoistical; selfish

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• selfish	→ selbstsüchtig; eigennützig	↔ baatzuchtig — inhalig

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University