KTP Dictionary
HomeDictionaryBlogGrammar
Get App
KTP Dictionary

Free English-Myanmar dictionary with pronunciation, examples, grammar, speaking patterns, and sentence practice.

© 2026 KTP Dictionary

Explore

DictionaryBlogGrammarAbout

Learn

Study workspaceSentence builderTransformation quizParts of speechRequest missing word

Legal

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us

Android App

Use the offline dictionary on your phone.

Download on Google Play
DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
en

selfishly

US pronunciation
American soundselfishly
selfishly
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
Use the US audio for stress
Vowel
Spelling-based estimate
Ending
Final y vowel sound

sel - fis - hly -> selfishly

Myanmar meaning

Full entry

selfish /'selfÇʃ/ adj (derog )

တစ်ကိုယ်ကောင်းဆန်သော။ selfish behaviour ❍ When you have children, you have to become less selfish. selfishly adv : act/behave selfishly. selfishness n [U]: act out of pure selfishness.

More examples
  • A spoiled selfish child
  • I decided to go for purely selfish reasons.
Synonyms
self-centered, self-seeking, self-interested, egotistical, egotistic, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, greedy, hoggish, mean, mercenary, miserly, narcissistic, narrow, narrow-minded, out for number one, parsimonious, prejudiced, self-indulgent, self-regarding, stingy, ungenerous, venal, wrapped up in oneself
Antonyms
benevolent, caring, kind, selfless, unselfish
Cross references
self-centeredself-seekingself-interestedegotisticalegotisticegocentricegoisticegoisticalegomaniacalgreedyhoggishmeanmercenarymiserlynarcissisticnarrownarrow-mindedout for number oneparsimoniousprejudicedself-indulgentself-regardingstingyungenerousvenalwrapped up in oneselfbenevolentcaring
Study this word
Build sentence
Pattern match
Parts of speechReview how this word works in a sentence.S + V + OPractice using the word in a basic sentence.Be + adjectivePractice describing a noun with this word.
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “selfishly”?

Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.