Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-minded

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
self---mind-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Concerned or preoccupied with one's own selfish or self-centered needs, interests, or wants; egocentric.

Etymology

From self- + minded.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more self-minded (comparative) most self-minded (superlative) selfminded (alternative)

Phrases

self-mindedness self-mind

Frequently Paired Words

self-mind

Synonyms

egoistical self-serving solipsistic egocentric every man for himself idiocentric individualistic interested porkish reptilian selfish selflike

Questions

What does self-minded mean?
Concerned or preoccupied with one's own selfish or self-centered needs, interests, or wants; egocentric.
Where does self-minded come from?
From self- + minded.

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