solipsism
English
/ˈsɑlɪpsɪzm/
noun
Definitions
- (philosophy) The theory that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist.
- Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.
Etymology
Compound from Latin sōlus (alone, solitary, sole, only, lonely, lone, by oneself alone, single) + Latin ipse (self, himself).
Origin
Latin
ipse
Gloss
self, himself
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ipseity English
- solipsist English
- solipsistic English
- solipsistically English
- solosexuality English
- solus English
- *ipsus Latin
- desolo Latin
- ipse Latin
- ipsissimus Latin
- soligenitus Latin
- soliloquium Latin
- solivagus Latin
- sōlus Latin
- desolare Italian
- nessuno Italian
- solo Italian
- solipsisme Dutch, Flemish
- désoler French
- solipsisme French
- солипсизм Russian
- desolar Spanish, Castilian
- solo Spanish, Castilian
- desolar Portuguese
- sol Old French
- sole Old French
- sola Esperanto
- eixe Catalan, Valencian
- ipsa Ido
- esse Old Portuguese
- sol Old Portuguese
- soo Old Portuguese
- sôl Friulian
- issu Sardinian
- issu Corsican