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self-seeking

[ self-see-king ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈsi kɪŋ /

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noun

the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.

adjective

given to or characterized by self-seeking; selfish.

Origin of self-seeking

First recorded in 1580–90

OTHER WORDS FROM self-seeking

self-seek·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby self-seeking

self-satisfaction, self-satisfied, self-satisfying, self-sealing, self-seeker, self-seeking, self-selection, self-serve, self-service, self-serving, self-similarity

Example sentences from the Web for self-seeking

But his insistence that greed was good, that self-seeking was the American way, only fueled the national cynicism.

The Catch in “Catch-22” |Morris Dickstein |September 4, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Yet never was I given to self-seeking, neither before nor since that time.

Margery [Gred], Complete |Georg Ebers
This act represents a compromise not of principles but of self-seeking interests.

The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 |William Arthur Shaw
But when all is done, to have achieved this artistic perfection of self-seeking is a sorry account to give of life.

The Galaxy |Various

Merely because you love money, because you are self-seeking and ambitious.

Three Plays by Brieux |Eugne Brieux
Each in his turn domineered over his doting master, and made himself a byword for insolence and self-seeking.

A History of England |Charles Oman

British Dictionary definitions for self-seeking

self-seeking

noun

the act or an instance of seeking one's own profit or interest, esp exclusively

adjective

having or showing an exclusive preoccupation with one's own profit or interest a self-seeking attitude

Derived forms of self-seeking

self-seeker, noun