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Translate selfishness from English to Swedish

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selfishness:
- själviskhet; egoism; egennytta
selfish:
- självupptaget; själviskt; självisk; egoistiskt; självupptagen
- egennyttig; egennyttigt
Wiktionary:
- selfishness → egoism
- selfish → självisk, självcentrerad, egoistisk
- selfish → egoistisk

English

Detailed Translations for selfishness from English to Swedish

selfishness:

selfishness [the ~] noun

the selfishness (egotism; egoism; self interest)
själviskhet; egoism
- själviskhet [-en] noun
- egoism [-en] noun
the selfishness
själviskhet; egennytta
- själviskhet [-en] noun
- egennytta [-en] noun

Translation Matrix for selfishness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
egennytta	selfishness	expediency; self-interest; selfhood
egoism	egoism; egotism; self interest; selfishness	egoism; self interest
själviskhet	egoism; egotism; self interest; selfishness	egoism; private activity; self interest

Related Words for "selfishness":

unselfishness, selfish

Synonyms for "selfishness":

stinginess

Antonyms for "selfishness":

unselfishness

Related Definitions for "selfishness":

stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others¹

Wiktionary Translations for selfishness:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• selfishness	→ egoism	↔ Egoismus — kein Plural: Haltung, bei der nur der eigene Vorteil zählt

selfishness form of selfish:

selfish adj

selfish (egoistic; self-interested; self-seeking; egotistical)
självupptaget; själviskt; självisk; egoistiskt; självupptagen
- självupptaget adj
- själviskt adj
- självisk adj
- egoistiskt adj
- självupptagen adj

selfish

selfish (self-interested)
egennyttig; egennyttigt
- egennyttig
- egennyttigt

Translation Matrix for selfish:

Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
egennyttig	self-interested; selfish
egennyttigt	self-interested; selfish
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
egoistiskt	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish	arrogant; condescending; haughty; overbearing; presumptuous; self-satisfied; stuck-up
självisk	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish
själviskt	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish
självupptagen	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish
självupptaget	egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish

Related Words for "selfish":

unselfish, selfishness, selfishly

Synonyms for "selfish":

egotistic; egotistical; narcissistic; self-loving; self-serving; self-seeking; egoistic; egoistical; egocentric; self-centered; self-centred; inconsiderate; stingy; ungenerous

Antonyms for "selfish":

unselfish

Related Definitions for "selfish":

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others¹

Wiktionary Translations for selfish:

selfish

adjective

holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making
- selfish → självisk; självcentrerad
regard for oneself above others' well-being
- selfish → egoistisk; självisk

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• selfish	→ egoistisk	↔ egoistisch — (nur) an sich selbst denkend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University