solipsistic

[sol-ip-sis-tik]

adjective

of or characterized by solipsism, or the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist: Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.

Origin of solipsistic

solips(ism) + -istic

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Examples from the Web for solipsistic

Contemporary Examples of solipsistic

It is the myopic and solipsistic vantage point of the crotch.
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Technology, abetted by social media, threatens to imprison everyone in a solipsistic bubble.
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Word Origin and History for solipsistic

adj.

1882, from solipsism + -istic. Related: Solipsist; solipsistically.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper