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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

But this relaxed and wanton selfness is projected by a Russian who keeps for his people the freshness of childhood—a freshness charming in some cases, horrible in others, but always with a touch of immortality.

From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett

Everyone is born nearer to God than to any ancestor, and it rests with him to cultivate either the godness or the selfness in him, his original or his mere ancestral nature.

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by George MacDonald

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