SOLIPSISM


Meaning of SOLIPSISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' s ō -l ə p- ˌ si-z ə m, ' sä-

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin solus alone + ipse self

Date: 1874

: a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing also : extreme egocentrism

– so · lip · sist \ ' s ō -l ə p-sist, ' sä-l ə p-, s ə - ' lip- \ noun

– so · lip · sis · tic \ ˌ s ō -l ə p- ' sis-tik, ˌ sä- \ adjective

– so · lip · sis · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.