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self-seeking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
self--seek-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests.

adj

That searches for a target automatically.

noun

The selfish promotion of one's own interests.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English seeking English self-seeking From self- + seeking.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more self-seeking (comparative) most self-seeking (superlative)

Synonyms

egocentric self-centered solipsistic egoistical every man for himself idiocentric individualistic interested porkish reptilian selfish selflike

Questions

What does self-seeking mean?
Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests.
Where does self-seeking come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English seeking English self-seeking From self- + seeking.

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