egoísta

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See also: egoista and egoistą

Galician

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Adjective

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egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

  1. selfish

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Noun

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egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

  1. egotist
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French égoïste.[1][2] By surface analysis, ego +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

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egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

  1. selfish (holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making)
    Synonyms: egocentrado, egocêntrico, egoístico, egotista
    Antonyms: altruísta, altruístico

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Noun

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egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

  1. egotist, selfish person
    Synonyms: egocentrista, egotista
    Antonym: altruísta
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References

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  1. ^ egoísta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ egoísta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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From ego +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡoˈista/ [e.ɣ̞oˈis.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

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egoísta m or f (masculine and feminine plural egoístas)

  1. egotistic (believing oneself to be superior)
    Synonym: egocentrista
    Antonym: abnegado
  2. selfish
    Synonyms: avaro, codicioso, codo
    Antonyms: altruista, compartido

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Noun

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egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

  1. egotist
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