egoísta

See also: egoista and egoistą

Galician

Adjective

egoísta m or f (plural egoístas)

  1. selfish

Derived terms

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

  1. egotist

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -istɐ
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ɡoˈis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.ɡoˈiʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ɡoˈis.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/ [iˈɣwiʃ.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: e‧go‧ís‧ta

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

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

References

  1. ^ “egoísta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “egoísta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From ego +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Noun

egoísta m or f by sense (plural egoístas)

  1. egotist

Further reading

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