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selfness

American  
[self-nis] / ˈsɛlf nɪs /

noun

  1. selfhood.


Etymology

Origin of selfness

First recorded in 1580–90; self + -ness

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There is no amount of lawlessness we will not, at our convenience, argue was bestirred by someone else’s choices or selfness or lack of vigilance.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2015

For the next two weeks, start giving yourself "random acts of selfness."

From US News Sep. 25, 2012

You will inspire others to create their own selfness too!

From US News Sep. 25, 2012

Now will is the true principle of identity, of selfness, even in our common language.

From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Henry Nelson Coleridge

In her perverted selfness, all things have relationship to her own ego, and so she is in continual trouble, like a girl whose love is being opposed by parents and kinsmen.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Elbert Hubbard

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