self-seeking

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ seeking.

Adjective

self-seeking (comparative more self-seeking, superlative most self-seeking)

1. Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests.

   Synonyms: egocentric, self-centered, solipsistic; see also Thesaurus:selfish

2. (military, of a missile, not comparable) That searches for a target automatically.

Translations

mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests

Finnish: omanvoitonpyyteinen Macedonian: користољубив (koristoljubiv) Maori: tūmatarau Polish: egoistyczny (pl), samolubny (pl) Portuguese: interesseiro (pt) m Russian: своекоры́стный (ru) m (svojekorýstnyj)

military: searching automatically for target

Finnish: maaliin hakeutuva Italian: autocercante

Noun

self-seeking (uncountable)

1. The selfish promotion of one's own interests.