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Definition of Self-seeking
1. Noun. Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others.
Generic synonyms: Selfishness
Derivative terms: Expedient, Opportunist, Opportunistic
2. Adjective. Interested only in yourself.
Definition of Self-seeking
1. Adjective. Mindful of, or promoting only ones own interests ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Self-seeking
1. Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish. The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-seeking
Literary usage of Self-seeking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"Self love and self-seeking are often impediments in the way of truth. Dr.
Bennett's reputation, however, is well established. He has done a great deal to ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"... never ignore nor slight your human fellowship because your life or opinions
exposed you to the reproach of the vain, the frivolous, the self-seeking. ..."
3. Psychology by William James (1892)
"self-seeking and self-preservation come next. These words cover a large number of
... We have those of bodily self-seeking, those of social self-seeking, ..."
4. Psychology by William James (1892)
"self-seeking and self-preservation come next. These words cover a large number of
... We have those of bodily self-seeking, those of social self-seeking, ..."
5. Psychology by William James (1893)
"self-seeking and self-preservation come next. These words cover a large number of
... We have those of bodily self-seeking, those of social self-seeking, ..."
6. Psychology by William James (1892)
"We have those of bodily self-seeking, those of social self-seeking, ...
Bodily self-seeking.—All the ordinary useful reflex actions and movements of ..."
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