solipsisticadj.
/ˌsɒlᵻpˈsɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌsoʊləpˈsɪstɪk/, /ˌsɑləpˈsɪstɪk/ 1. Philosophy. Relating to, characterized by, or adhering to the theory of solipsism (solipsism n. 2); designating this theory.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > subjectivism > [adjective] > of solipsism
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1882 Mind 7 488 Here is luminously presented the cardinal and universal contradiction in all non-solipsistic form of subjectivism.]
1885 W. James in Mind 10 37 Men who see each other's bodies sharing the same space..will never practically believe in a pluralism of solipsistic worlds.
1911 W. McDougall Body & Mind xiv. 193 His ontological view,..so long as it is not solipsistic, need not affect..his belief in psycho-physical interaction.
1974 A. D. Nuttall Common Sky ii. 54 The solipsistic philosopher who, according to current legend, wrote to an academic journal complaining that there were not more young solipsists about.
2010 D. N. Page in M. Y. Stewart Sci. & Relig. in Dialogue I. xxix. 385 Consider an extreme solipsistic theory that only one's actual momentary observation exists.
2. Self-centred, selfish, self-absorbed; (also) isolated, solitary. Cf. solipsism n. 1.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > egotistic
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1894 Forum May 308 They should not be made self-centred and solipsistic at an age when altruism ought to have its golden day.
1952 A. Wilson Hemlock & After ii. iii. 145 His intense, solipsistic world of personal ambition.
1958 I. Murdoch Bell xiv. 184 But now, driven by this fit of solipsistic melancholy one degree more desperate, she felt the need of an act.
1977 Dædalus Summer 42 It [sc. the U.S.A.] expanded, not by conflicts and deals with equals, but by short spurts of solipsistic exuberance at the expense of much weaker neighbors.
1995 Golf Digest Aug. 71/2 You can learn a great deal about your partner..whether he's the solipsistic type or is sensitive to what is going on with his comrades.
2009 Atlantic Monthly May 60/1 An earthbound straitjacket of cell-phoned, instant-messaged, Internetted connectedness that has made the species more solipsistic than ever.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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