English words for 'plural of selfishness'
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adj
- Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- Having a small margin or degree.
- (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
- Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
- (computing) Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- not wide
- very limited in degree
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- limited in extent or scope
noun
verb
- (transitive, programming) To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
- (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- (intransitive) To get narrower.
- (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- define clearly
- become tight or as if tight
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- make or become more narrow or restricted
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noun
noun
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- a bad-tempered person
- (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- A bondman or serf.
- (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
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verb
adj
- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- Prone to overeat.
- (computer science, of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
- (regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.
- (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
adj
- Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
- Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
- Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
- (medicine, rare) Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.
- believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
noun
noun
adj
- Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
- Egotistical.
- Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.
- concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
noun
noun
noun
noun
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- a bad-tempered person
- (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- A bondman or serf.
- (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
noun
verb
noun
noun
adj
- Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- Having a small margin or degree.
- (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
- Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
- (computing) Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- not wide
- very limited in degree
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- limited in extent or scope
noun
verb
- (transitive, programming) To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
- (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- (intransitive) To get narrower.
- (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- define clearly
- become tight or as if tight
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- make or become more narrow or restricted
adj
- Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- Prone to overeat.
- (computer science, of an algorithm) That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
- (regular expressions) Tending to match as much text as possible.
- (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
- wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
adj
- Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
- Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
- Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
- (medicine, rare) Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.
- believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
adj
- Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
- Egotistical.
- Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.
- concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others