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Selfishness vs Self-love - What's the difference?

selfishness | self-love | Synonyms |

Selfishness is a synonym of self-love.


As nouns the difference between selfishness and self-love

is that selfishness is the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others while self-love is regard for oneself, love of oneself.

selfishness

English

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * selflessness

    self-love

    English

    (wikipedia self-love)

    Noun

  • Regard for oneself, love of oneself.
  • Excessive pride or vanity, over valuing the self.
  • Masturbation
  • * 2004 , Diana Richardson, Tantric Orgasm for Women, Page 195
    • On the question of masturbation, or self-love , once again the tantric principle applies

    See also

    * narcissism