egoism

Other forms of egoism

plural

egoisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about egoism

What does egoism mean?

egoism means "(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in egoism?

egoism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈiɡoʊˌɪzəm/.

What is another word for egoism?

Close synonyms include egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of egoism?

The recorded antonyms are altruism.

Is egoism a common word?

egoism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with egoism?

21 words rhyme with egoism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.