solipsism

[ sol-ip-siz-uh m ]

/ ˈsɒl ɪpˌsɪz əm /

noun

Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.

extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.

Words nearby solipsism

solimões, soling, solingen, solion, soliped, solipsism, solipsistic, solitaire, solitary, solitary bee, solitary bone cyst

Origin of solipsism

1880–85; sol(i)-¹ + Latin ips(e) self + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM solipsism

sol·ip·sis·mal, adjectivesol·ip·sist, noun, adjectivesol·ip·sis·tic

[sol-ip-sis-tik] /ˌsɒl ɪpˈsɪs tɪk/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH solipsism

solecism solipsism

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Examples from the Web for solipsist

To use a philosophical term, the paranoiac is the Simon-pure "solipsist."
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British Dictionary definitions for solipsist

solipsism

/ (ˈsɒlɪpˌsɪzəm) /

noun

philosophy the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence

Derived forms of solipsism

solipsist, noun, adjectivesolipsistic, adjective

Word Origin for solipsism

C19: from Latin sōlus alone + ipse self

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Culture definitions for solipsist

solipsism

[ (sol-uhp-siz-uhm, soh-luhp-siz-uhm) ]

The belief that all reality is just one's own imagining of reality, and that one's self is the only thing that exists.