adj
selflike
Selflike (adj) means Precisely alike; matching closely.
adj
1
Precisely alike; matching closely.
2
Relating to one's own personal identity or individual self.
"The specific capacities belong to and are regulated by the organism itself as a whole: it is the organism as a whole that appears to be constituted by this selflike nature."
— William McNeill, The Time of Life: Heidegger and Ethos (2007)
3
(informal) Thinking mainly of oneself; selfish.
"The selflike being of man, becoming independent, now stands as an obstacle in the way of further development of the building process."
— Jesaiah Ben-Aharon, The New Experience of the Supersensible (2007)
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Etymology
Formed from self and -like; compare selfly.
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What is the meaning of selflike?
"selflike" (adj) means precisely alike; matching closely.
What is another word for selflike?
Other words for "selflike" include self-centered, egoistical, egocentric, selfish, idiocentric.
What are the different meanings of selflike?
"selflike" has 3 main meanings: 1. Precisely alike; matching closely; 2. Relating to one's own personal identity or individual self; 3. (informal) Thinking mainly of oneself; selfish.
