egoistic

[ ee-goh-is-tik, eg-oh- ]

/ ˌi goʊˈɪs tɪk, ˌɛg oʊ- /

pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.

being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one's own desires; self-centered (opposed to altruistic).

Nearby words

Also e·go·is·ti·cal.

First recorded in 1825–35; egoist + -ic

Related forms

e·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·e·go·is·tic, adjectivean·ti·e·go·is·ti·cal, adjectivean·ti·e·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·e·go·is·tic, adjectivenon·e·go·is·ti·cal, adjectivenon·e·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·e·go·is·ti·cal, adjectiveun·e·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Rhoda was the delicate product of a highly cultivated civilization, egoistic, narrow-viewed, self-centered.
The Heart of the Desert|Honor Willsie Morrow
Such an egoistic conception is quite foreign to our longitudinal antipodes.
The Soul of the Far East|Percival Lowell
Thus, besides the egoistic motive, there are two altruistic motives which should deter from this excess in work.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various
Aristotle emphasized man's altruistic traits, Hobbes stressed his egoistic disposition.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

But moral activity is defined as altruistic; then, it is inferred, economic data will be egoistic.
Historical materialism and the economics of Karl Marx|Benedetto Croce