self-interested

English

Etymology

self- +‎ interested

Adjective

self-interested (comparative more self-interested, superlative most self-interested)

Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.

Derived terms

self-interestedness

Translations

having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself

Dutch: baatzuchtig (nl)
Finnish: omaa etuaan ajava
Polish: egoistyczny (pl)
Ukrainian: кори́сливий (korýslyvyj), користолю́бний (korystoljúbnyj), (rare) своєкори́сливий (svojekorýslyvyj)

Further reading

Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).

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