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Egoist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Egoist has 2 senses
- egoist(n = noun.person) egotist, swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person; Array is a kind of disagreeable person, unpleasant person
- egoist(n = noun.person) egocentric - a self-centered person with little regard for others; Array is a kind of selfish person
has particulars: blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter, egomaniac, exhibitionist, show-off, know-all, know-it-all, megalomaniac, miles gloriosus, popinjay
Derived forms noun egoism2, adjective egoistic1
Derived forms noun egoism2, adjective egoistic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Egoist, n. [F. égoïste. See Egoism.].
- One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self. [1913 Webster]"I, dullard egoist, taking no special recognition of such nobleness." [1913 Webster]
- A believer in egoism.
ROGET THESAURUS
Egoist
Selfishness
N selfishness, self-love, self-indulgence, self-worship, self-interest, egotism, egoism, amour propre, nepotism, worldliness, world wisdom, illiberality, meanness, time-pleaser, time-server, tuft- hunter, fortune-hunter, jobber, worldling, egotist, egoist, monopolist, nepotist, dog in the manger, charity that begins at home, canis in praesepi, foes to nobleness, temporizer, trimmer, selfish, self-seeking, self-indulgent, self-interested, self- centered, wrapped up in self, wrapt up in self, centered in self, egotistic, egotistical, egoistical, illiberal, mean, ungenerous, narrow-minded, mercenary, venal, covetous, unspiritual, earthly, earthly-minded, mundane, worldly, worldly- minded, worldly-wise, timeserving, interested, alieni appetens sui profusus, ungenerously, to gain some private ends, from interested motives, apres nous le deluge.
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