egoistical C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪkəl/ UK /ˌiːɡəʊˈɪstɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish Her egoistical demands strained every friendship she had. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · excessively concerned with... selfishself-centeredegotisticalself-seekingself-interested ↔ Opposites altruisticselflessunselfish Word family Derived forms egoistically Related forms egoegoismegoistegotistical Etymology AI details From egoist (from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I') + -ical. ego Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # egoistical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌiːɡəʊˈɪstɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish ## Examples - Her egoistical demands strained every friendship she had. ## Synonyms - selfish - self-centered - egotistical - self-seeking - self-interested ## Antonyms - altruistic - selfless - unselfish ## Derived Forms - egoistically ## Related Forms - ego - egoism - egoist - egotistical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ego ## Etymology From egoist (from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I') + -ical. ## AI Etymology Egoistical is from egoist (from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I') + -ical. The immediate etymological form is Latin ego. The suffix -ical forms an adjective of relation or character, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adjective, it means "excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include ego, egoism, egoist, and egotistical; derived forms include egoistically. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown