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Selfness vs Selfishness - What's the difference?

selfness | selfishness |

As nouns the difference between selfness and selfishness

is that selfness is the state, quality, or condition of self while selfishness is the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

selfness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state, quality, or condition of self.
  • Egotism; the usurpation of undue predominance by sentiments relating to one's self.
  • Personality.

    • Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l), (l)

    selfishness

    English

    Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * selflessness