Adjective: egoistic ,ee-gow'is-tik
- [Brit] Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
"The merely egoistic satisfactions of fame are easily nullified";
- selfish, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered [US], self-centred [Brit, Cdn], self-serving, self-seeking, self-interested
- (philosophy) relating to ethical egoism or the doctrine that self-interest is the foundation of morality
"The philosopher defended an egoistic theory of human nature"
See also: egotistic, egotistical, inconsiderate, narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-involved, self-loving, stingy [informal], ungenerous
Antonym: altruistic
Encyclopedia: Egoistic