self-centeredness

self-centeredness

English

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 centered
English self-centered
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English self-centeredness

    From self-centered + -ness.

    Noun

    self-centeredness (countable and uncountable, plural self-centerednesses)

    1. The state, quality, or condition of being self-centered; concern only for oneself.
      Near-synonyms: autocentrism, self-absorption, egoism, egotism; see also Thesaurus:selfishness
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