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Cockiness vs Egoism - What's the difference?

cockiness | egoism |

As nouns the difference between cockiness and egoism

is that cockiness is the quality of being cocky while egoism is .

cockiness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being cocky

    • egoism

    English

    Noun

  • The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
  • (ethics) The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
  • (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) egotism

    • Related terms

    * egoist * egoistic * egoistical

    Synonyms

    * (tendency to think of self) selfishness

    Antonyms

    * (tendency to think of self) altruism

    See also

    * ethnocentrism * misanthropy (hatred of human race) * narcissism

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism ----