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Meanness vs Selfishness - What's the difference?

meanness | selfishness |

As nouns the difference between meanness and selfishness

is that meanness is (uncountable) the condition, or quality, of being ; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess while selfishness is the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

meanness

English

Alternative forms

* meaness

Noun

(es)
  • (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being ; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
    • This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison
  • A mean act; as, to be guilty of a meanness .

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    selfishness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia selfishness)
  • the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others

    • Antonyms

    * selflessness