self-seekingn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈsiːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈsikɪŋ/

Forms: see self- prefix and seeking n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, seeking n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + seeking n.

The action or practice of prioritizing one's own interests or welfare above the needs of others; selfishness; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > action

self-care1567

self-seeking1574

turn-serving1584

self-service1627

privateering1671

axe-grinding1865

1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Prophetie Spirit of Loue i. f. 4 Correct or reprooue them, for all their Ignoraunce, Blockishnes, Self-seeking, and Hypocrisie.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 364 Further than Selfe-destruction, sure, none can drive this Selfe-seeking.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 64 He has so much of a Saint left as to..denounce against Self-seeking, until he is sure to find what he looks for.

1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels I. 55 Partiality, and a corrupt Principle of Self-seeking.

1787 G. Clark Thoughts on Work of Grace 17 Self seeking and self pleasing, in the ways of God, are quite contrary to all the tenor of the gospel.

1860 J. G. Whittier Quaker Alumni 7 All your petty self-seekings.

1879 Temple Bar Oct. 172 A career..almost without a parallel in recent times for moral turpitude and unscrupulous self-seeking.

1944 W. Temple Church looks Forward v. 39 There must be no slipping back into the self-seeking and self-indulgence of the interwar years.

2004 Utne Feb. 51/1 Even acquiring some material things..is all right when it is free of self-seeking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

self-seekingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈsiːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈsikɪŋ/

Forms: see self- prefix and seeking adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, seeking adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + seeking adj. With sense 2 compare slightly later self-seeker n. 2.

1. Seeking to promote one's own interests or welfare above the needs of others; selfish. Also of behaviour, a desire, etc.: characterized by a self-centred concern with one's own interests or welfare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective]

self-seeking?1575

self-respecting1597

proprietariousa1633

self-ended1643

self-interessed1645

self-interested1648

self-concerned1653

self-concerning1656

self-biased1662

self-ending1698

interested1705

self-interesting1710

?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Epistolæ xix. iii. 371 These false and self-seeking Spirits, and fleshly-mynded Men.

a1628 F. Greville Let. to Hon. Lady i, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 259 Those selfe-seeking Arts, which teare vp the bowels of the earth for the priuate vse of more than milke, and hony.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. iv. viii. 29 The Reign of mere self-seeking Nature.

1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon iv. i. 4 He is a Tradesman, a self-seeking Wretch.

1762 D. Wilson Palæmon's Creed Reviewed II. xvi. 211 Those self-seeking men..have used their utmost endeavours to corrupt and pervert the true doctrine of the grace of God.

1823 Ld. Byron Age of Bronze xiv. 31 To pamper the self-seeking wants, And prop the hill of these agrarian ants.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage xi. 233 The worthiest and least self-seeking Roman of his time.

1933 Amer. Mercury May 63/2 The Europeans are more openly self-seeking, but also more diplomatic.

1988 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Feb. A world full of destruction, self-seeking behaviour and an obsession with material wealth.

2008 H. J. Swarts Organizing Urban Amer. ii. 63 This moral vision is a touchstone that can help prevent activists from becoming like the self-seeking politicians they target.

2. Of a radio: incorporating a component which allows automatic tuning to a particular station (see self-seeker n. 2). Now historical.

ΚΠ

1953 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 16 May 13/8 (advt.) For sale—1951 Cadillac... White sidewall tires, self-seeking radio, many extras.

1972 Times 14 Sept. 31/8 At 90 mph it is still quiet enough to enjoy the self-seeking radio.

1981 New Scientist 8 Oct. 112/2 New self seeking radio/cassette player. Power radio aerial.

2006 B. Long Datsun Fairlady Roadster to 280ZX 56/2 The modern fascia contained a full set of gauges with..the option of a self-seeking radio and electric aerial.

Derivatives

self-ˈseekingness n. the quality of being self-seeking.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > quality or state

self-endednessc1650

self-interestedness1674

interestedness1711

self-seekingness1833

on-the-make-ness1923

kiasu1978

1833 H. Ellison Madmoments II. Index 480/1 Selfseekingness, on.

1850 Critic 1 Mar. 111/3 In egoism self-seekingness is the cardinal feature.

1983 Rev. Eng. Stud. 34 498 What comes across in performance, especially in the second half of the play, is not self-seekingness but loyalty to the King.

2011 J. N. Crossley H. de Los Ríos Coronel & Spanish Philippines in Golden Age 181 The incompetence and self-seekingness of the Spanish governors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-seeking
释义	self-seekingn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈsiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈsikɪŋ/ Forms: see self- prefix and seeking n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, seeking n. Etymology: < self- prefix + seeking n. The action or practice of prioritizing one's own interests or welfare above the needs of others; selfishness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > action self-care1567 self-seeking1574 turn-serving1584 self-service1627 privateering1671 axe-grinding1865 1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Prophetie Spirit of Loue i. f. 4 Correct or reprooue them, for all their Ignoraunce, Blockishnes, Self-seeking, and Hypocrisie. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 364 Further than Selfe-destruction, sure, none can drive this Selfe-seeking. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 64 He has so much of a Saint left as to..denounce against Self-seeking, until he is sure to find what he looks for. 1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels I. 55 Partiality, and a corrupt Principle of Self-seeking. 1787 G. Clark Thoughts on Work of Grace 17 Self seeking and self pleasing, in the ways of God, are quite contrary to all the tenor of the gospel. 1860 J. G. Whittier Quaker Alumni 7 All your petty self-seekings. 1879 Temple Bar Oct. 172 A career..almost without a parallel in recent times for moral turpitude and unscrupulous self-seeking. 1944 W. Temple Church looks Forward v. 39 There must be no slipping back into the self-seeking and self-indulgence of the interwar years. 2004 Utne Feb. 51/1 Even acquiring some material things..is all right when it is free of self-seeking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). self-seekingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈsiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈsikɪŋ/ Forms: see self- prefix and seeking adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, seeking adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + seeking adj. With sense 2 compare slightly later self-seeker n. 2. 1. Seeking to promote one's own interests or welfare above the needs of others; selfish. Also of behaviour, a desire, etc.: characterized by a self-centred concern with one's own interests or welfare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] self-seeking?1575 self-respecting1597 proprietariousa1633 self-ended1643 self-interessed1645 self-interested1648 self-concerned1653 self-concerning1656 self-biased1662 self-ending1698 interested1705 self-interesting1710 ?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Epistolæ xix. iii. 371 These false and self-seeking Spirits, and fleshly-mynded Men. a1628 F. Greville Let. to Hon. Lady i, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 259 Those selfe-seeking Arts, which teare vp the bowels of the earth for the priuate vse of more than milke, and hony. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. iv. viii. 29 The Reign of mere self-seeking Nature. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon iv. i. 4 He is a Tradesman, a self-seeking Wretch. 1762 D. Wilson Palæmon's Creed Reviewed II. xvi. 211 Those self-seeking men..have used their utmost endeavours to corrupt and pervert the true doctrine of the grace of God. 1823 Ld. Byron Age of Bronze xiv. 31 To pamper the self-seeking wants, And prop the hill of these agrarian ants. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage xi. 233 The worthiest and least self-seeking Roman of his time. 1933 Amer. Mercury May 63/2 The Europeans are more openly self-seeking, but also more diplomatic. 1988 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Feb. A world full of destruction, self-seeking behaviour and an obsession with material wealth. 2008 H. J. Swarts Organizing Urban Amer. ii. 63 This moral vision is a touchstone that can help prevent activists from becoming like the self-seeking politicians they target. 2. Of a radio: incorporating a component which allows automatic tuning to a particular station (see self-seeker n. 2). Now historical. ΚΠ 1953 Escanaba (Mich.) Daily Press 16 May 13/8 (advt.) For sale—1951 Cadillac... White sidewall tires, self-seeking radio, many extras. 1972 Times 14 Sept. 31/8 At 90 mph it is still quiet enough to enjoy the self-seeking radio. 1981 New Scientist 8 Oct. 112/2 New self seeking radio/cassette player. Power radio aerial. 2006 B. Long Datsun Fairlady Roadster to 280ZX 56/2 The modern fascia contained a full set of gauges with..the option of a self-seeking radio and electric aerial. Derivatives self-ˈseekingness n. the quality of being self-seeking. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > quality or state self-endednessc1650 self-interestedness1674 interestedness1711 self-seekingness1833 on-the-make-ness1923 kiasu1978 1833 H. Ellison Madmoments II. Index 480/1 Selfseekingness, on. 1850 Critic 1 Mar. 111/3 In egoism self-seekingness is the cardinal feature. 1983 Rev. Eng. Stud. 34 498 What comes across in performance, especially in the second half of the play, is not self-seekingness but loyalty to the King. 2011 J. N. Crossley H. de Los Ríos Coronel & Spanish Philippines in Golden Age 181 The incompetence and self-seekingness of the Spanish governors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1574adj.?1575
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