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