As a noun selfishness
is the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
As an adjective stingy is
stinging; able to sting.
selfishness
English
Noun
(
wikipedia selfishness)
the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others
Antonyms
* selflessness
stingy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)
Stinging; able to sting.
Etymology 2
Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of .
Adjective
(er)
Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.
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Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* stingily
* stinginess