Polyglot Dictionary

égoïsme

/e.gɔ.ism/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. selfishness

    • Son égoïsme déçoit ses amis.

      His selfishness disappoints his friends.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

egoísmo

egoísmo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "selfishness."

Portuguese

egoísmo

egoísmo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "selfishness."

Practice

1 What does égoïsme mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ___ déçoit ses amis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches égoïsme?

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