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selfness

[ self-nis ]
/ ˈsɛlf nɪs /
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noun

selfhood.

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RELATED WORDS

distinctiveness, humor, idiosyncrasy, unity, originality, uniqueness, temperament, eccentricity, oneness, identity, individualism, individuality, peculiarity, singularity, particularity, status, name, character, identification, existence

Nearby words

selfheal, selfhood, selfie, selfish, selfless, selfness, selfridge, selfsame, selfward, selihoth, seljuk

Origin of selfness

First recorded in 1580–90; self + -ness
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Examples from the Web for selfness

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

    A Man's Value to Society|Newell Dwight Hillis