Selfish vs Penurious - What's the difference?
selfish | penurious |
Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
* 1997 , John Peniel, The Children Of The Law Of One & The Lost Teachings Of Atlantis , chapter 10, page 127
Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= Miserly; excessively cheap.
Not bountiful; thin; scant.
Impoverished; wanting for money.
As adjectives the difference between selfish and penurious
is that selfish is holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making while penurious is miserly; excessively cheap.selfish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- “We all have both a selfish separate self, and an Inner Being that is One with the Universal Spirit. In this sense, every human has a sort of ‘split personality’. We are all kind of what you call ‘schitzy’ with these two sides, these two people living within us. And they are in total opposition. The free will dictates which of these two sides will have its way in our life, at every given moment.”
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
Usage notes
* Said of people, motives, desires, acts, etc.Synonyms
* egoistic * egotistic * egotistical * self-centered * greedyAntonyms
* altruistic * philanthropic * selfless * unselfishDerived terms
* selfishly * selfishnessSee also
* self-servingAnagrams
*penurious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
- The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth.
- The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly.