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selfness

American  
[self-nis] / ˈsɛlf nɪs /

noun

  1. selfhood.


Etymology

Origin of selfness

First recorded in 1580–90; self + -ness

Example Sentences

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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

You will inspire others to create their own selfness too!

From US News Sep. 25, 2012

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

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 Coleridge, Henry Nelson

To love one's self at the expense of one's fellows is for selfness to become malignancy.

From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Hillis, Newell Dwight

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