egoist
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Origin of egoist
1Other words from egoist
- an·ti·e·go·ist, noun
Words that may be confused with egoist
- egoist , egotist
Words Nearby egoist
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How to use egoist in a sentence
You might think that your renter is an egoist, because he or she is presumably only concerned with his or her own welfare.
A Philosopher Answers Everyday Moral Dilemmas In A Time Of Coronavirus | LGBTQ-Editor | April 15, 2020 | No Straight NewsWas she merely an egoist—it ran in the family—or did it conceal much that she had no intention of revealing?
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAda's a good child, as good as a born egoist can be, but—well—we are not all made on the same plan.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonYou are an egoist to create all this excitement; don't you know that the maids are out in the hall crying?
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianIt is an awful thing when a poseur ceases to pose, when an egoist becomes a human being.
The Romance of His Life | Mary Cholmondeley
My sufferings, my repugnance, my feelings, all my egoism—for I know that I am an egoist—ought to be sacrificed to the family.
Honorine | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for egoist
/ (ˈiːɡəʊɪst, ˈɛɡ-) /
a person who is preoccupied with his own interests; a selfish person
a conceited person; egotist
ethics a person who lives by the values of egoism
Derived forms of egoist
- egoistic or egoistical, adjective
- egoistically, adverb
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