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Selfishness vs Interestedness - What's the difference?

selfishness | interestedness |

As nouns the difference between selfishness and interestedness

is that selfishness is the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others while interestedness is the state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; selfishness.

selfishness

English

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * selflessness

    interestedness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being interested, or having an interest; selfishness.
    • (Richardson)
    (Webster 1913)