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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] (56)
self-seeking?1575

Seeking to promote one's own interests or welfare above the needs of others; selfish. Also of behaviour, a desire, etc.: characterized by a…

self-respecting1597

Selfish; self-serving. Obsolete.

proprietariousa1633

Grasping, self-seeking, selfish. Cf. proprietary, n. 1b.

self-ended1643

Having private or selfish aims; characterized by self-centred actions or desires; = self-ending, adj.

self-interessed1645

Motivated or influenced by regard for one's own advantage or welfare; = self-interested, adj.

self-interested1648

Motivated or influenced by regard for one's own advantage or welfare; characterized by self-interest.

self-concerned1653

Concerned with oneself or one's own affairs; self-interested.

self-concerning1656

Relating to one's own interest or advantage; self-interested. Also occasionally more neutrally: that concerns or relates to oneself.

self-biased1662

Having a bias towards oneself; predisposed to favour oneself or one's own views, or to pursue one's own advantage; characterized by or exhibiting…

self-ending1698

Having private or selfish aims; characterized by self-centred actions or desires.

interested1705

Influenced by considerations of personal advantage; moved by self-interest; self-seeking, self-interested. (The opposite of disinterested.)

self-interesting1710

Motivated or influenced by regard for one's own advantage or welfare. Formerly also: †involved or participating in a particular situation (obsolete

Subcategories:

— that has acted in self-interest (1)
— promoting one's self-interest (3)
— not motivated by public good (2)
— turned in on its or one's self (1)
— selfish (15)
— preoccupied with self (9)
— oriented towards self (3)
— egotistic (7)
— self-loving (3)
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