Selfishness and Vanity

Selfishness

Selfishness noun - Excessive interest in oneself.

Usage example: the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness

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Vanity and selfishness are semantically related in self topic. In some cases you can use "Vanity" instead a noun "Selfishness".

Nearby Words: selfish, self, selfishly

Vanity noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.

Usage example: an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others

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Selfishness and vanity are semantically related in self topic. You can use "Selfishness" instead a noun "Vanity".

human	human selfishness	human vanity
pure	pure selfishness	pure vanity
sheer	sheer selfishness	sheer vanity
simple	simple selfishness	simple vanity
Other adjectives: shallow, extreme, inner, incredible, apparent, outright.

The foppish blowhard anchorman whose arrogance, selfishness and vanity is much a subject of comic fodder.

Source: Western Animation / Quack Pack
The core Aesop of Disney's Beauty and the Beast is about vanity and selfishness, and not getting obsessed with appearances.

Source: Van Helsing Hate Crimes
J'onn goes through these sentiments in Justice League when doing a mindsweep of the city in an attempt to find Luthor, ends up discovering the vanity and selfishness of mankind.

Source: Humans Are Bastards

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