English to Irish Meaning of selfish - santach

Selfish :

santach

adjective

santach, féin-leasmhara, féin-lárnaithe, féin-grámhara, -Lorg féin, féin-conceited

Selfish :: santachSelfishly :: selfishlySelfishness :: leithleasUnselfish :: neamhleithleach

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Definitions of selfish in English

Adjective(1) concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

Examples of selfish in English

(1) His determination and the will to win make him selfish on the ice.(2) Her girls, she says, are less selfish after their week away.(3) I suppose one could say that we are selfish in this way.(4) In my last conversation with my Grandmother before she died she called me selfish .(5) She was also starting to think that maybe she was a bit too selfish towards him.(6) Call me selfish , but I wanted to leave my mark on a true original.(7) Sometimes I feel too selfish , and other times I feel too selfless.(8) For Scotland's only representative in the game's biggest tournament, the motives are purely selfish .(9) She felt a bit envious momentarily before she brushed it off, feeling selfish .(10) Although he had to admit it seemed selfish , he couldn't tell her.(11) Since no crime has been committed in the absence of a selfish motive, these are mostly open and shut cases.(12) Try to protest that the government is ruining your health with its selfish pleasures and see how far you get!(13) My selfish desires had led me into betraying this withdrawn and deeply religious family.(14) They said society believed that they did a lucrative job for purely selfish reasons.(15) My reason for being pro-choice is kind of selfish in a way.(16) I realized then that what I had said sounded incredibly selfish , yet I did not speak up.

Related Phrases of selfish

(1) be selfish ::

bheith santach

(2) selfish person ::

duine santach

Related Phrases of selfish

(1) be selfish ::

bheith santach

(2) selfish person ::

duine santach

Synonyms

Adjective

1. egocentric ::

egocentric

5. self-centered ::

féin-lárnaithe

6. self-absorbed ::

féin-absorbed

7. self-obsessed ::

féin-obsessed

8. self-seeking ::

-Lorg féin

9. self-serving ::

féin-freastal ar

10. wrapped up in oneself ::

fillte suas i an duine féin

11. inconsiderate ::

inconsiderate

12. thoughtless ::

thoughtless

13. unthinking ::

unthinking

14. uncaring ::

uncaring

15. uncharitable ::

uncharitable

16. mean ::

Ciallaíonn

17. miserly ::

sprionlaithe

18. grasping ::

grasping

19. greedy ::

greedy

20. mercenary ::

mercenary

21. acquisitive ::

acquisitive

22. opportunistic ::

faille

Different Forms

selfish, selfishly, selfishness, unselfish

Word Example from TV Shows

Yeah, see, now I feel terrible, like I'm being SELFISH and holding you back.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 22

I know it's hard, but he's a gift to the whole world, and we can't be SELFISH.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 6

That is the most SELFISH thing you've ever done.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 7

How is that SELFISH?

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 20

regardless of his own SELFISH desires.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 10

Examples of selfish from TV Shows

Yeah, see, now I feel terrible, like I'm being SELFISH and holding you back.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 22

I know it's hard, but he's a gift to the whole world, and we can't be SELFISH.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 6

That is the most SELFISH thing you've ever done.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 7

How is that SELFISH?

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 20

regardless of his own SELFISH desires.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 10

English to Irish Dictionary: selfish

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English to Irish Dictionary: selfish

Meaning and definitions of selfish, translation in Irish language for selfish with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of selfish in Irish and in English language.

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