selfness

[ self-nis ]

noun

1. selfhood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of selfness¹

First recorded in 1580–90; self + -ness

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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