ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST

Meaning of ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST in English

noun

: behavior based on awareness that what is in the public interest is eventually in the interest of all individuals and groups

polls that are kept honest only by the enlightened self-interest of the pollsters

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ENLIGHTENED — civllisat, erudit
English interlingue dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — adjective Date: 1652 freed from ignorance and misinformation , based on full comprehension of the problems involved
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
INTEREST — Price paid for the use of credit or money . It is usually figured as a percentage of the money …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
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INTEREST — I. ˈin.trə̇st also ˈintərə̇st or ˈintəˌrest or ˈintərst sometimes ˈin.ˌtrest noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of …
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SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
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ENLIGHTENED — -t ə nd adjective Etymology: from past participle of enlighten : freed from ignorance and misinformation an enlightened people often …
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SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTEREST — /in"teuhr ist, -trist/ , n. 1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — adj. knowledgeable, well-educated, broad-minded
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENLIGHTENED — Date: 1652 1. : freed from ignorance and misinformation an enlightened people an enlightened time 2. : based on full …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
INTEREST — noun to cause or permit to share. 2. interest ·noun advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; …
Webster English vocab
ENLIGHTENED — adjective rational, tolerant, and well informed. → enlighten
Concise Oxford English vocab
ENLIGHTENED — [en.light.ened] adj (1652) 1: freed from ignorance and misinformation "an ~ people" 2: based on full comprehension of the problems …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTEREST — / ˈɪntrəst; NAmE ; -trest/ noun , verb ■ noun WANTING TO KNOW MORE 1. [ sing. , U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — / ɪnˈlaɪtnd; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] ( approving ) having or showing an understanding of people's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTEREST — I. in ‧ terest 1 S2 W1 /ˈɪntrəst, ˈɪntrɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ interestingly , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENLIGHTENED — en ‧ light ‧ ened /ɪnˈlaɪt ə nd/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . someone with enlightened attitudes has sensible modern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTEREST — n. & v. --n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTEREST — n. & v. n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
INTEREST — n. & v. --n. 1. a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding …
Oxford English vocab
INTEREST — ( interests, interesting, interested) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — If you describe someone or their attitudes as enlightened , you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — If you describe someone or their attitudes as ~, you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTEREST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a focus of interest ▪ Animal behaviour has long been a focus of interest …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENLIGHTENED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ These were put down ferociously but were followed by the application of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENLIGHTENED — [adjective] approvingEnlightened means showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs.The school has an …
Cambridge English vocab
INTEREST — n. Price paid for the use of credit or money . It is usually figured as a percentage of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INTEREST
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENLIGHTENED — Synonyms and related words : ablaze, abreast of, aglow, alight, au courant, aware, bathed with light, bespangled, blase, briefed, brightened, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ENLIGHTENED — a. Instructed, informed, educated, intelligent, refined, highly civilized, freed from ignorance.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ENLIGHTENED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
INTEREST — I. noun 1 desire to learn/hear more about sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ avid , close , considerable , consuming , deep …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — adj. Enlightened is used with these nouns: ↑ mind , ↑ ruler , ↑ self-interest
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INTEREST — See ↑ BORROW 4, ↑ INTERESTED 3,7, ↑ OWN 1, ↑ PROFIT 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be of interest • …
Longman Activator English vocab
INTEREST — n. 25B6; noun we listened with interest : ATTENTIVENESS, attention, absorption; heed, regard, notice; curiosity, inquisitiveness; enjoyment, delight. places of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENLIGHTENED — adj. 25B6; adjective INFORMED, well informed, aware, sophisticated, advanced, developed, liberal, open-minded, broad-minded, educated, knowledgeable, wise; civilized, refined, cultured, cultivated. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — < language > A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language , based purely on prototypes and delegation . Self was developed …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
ENLIGHTENED — adj. well-informed, informed, educated, aware, knowledgeable, literate, rational, reasonable, sensible, common-sense, commonsensical, broad-minded, open-minded, liberal; cultivated, civilized, sophisticated, Colloq in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INTEREST — 1. сущ. 1) а) заинтересованность, интерес revive interest (in) ≈ возрождать интерес (к) to be of interest to smb. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENLIGHTENED — просвещенный - in our * age в наш просвещенный век - an * people цивилизованный народ - * views передовые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENLIGHTENED — Просвещенный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SELF- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. свой, себя: self-conceit - самомнение self-control - самообладание self-contradiction - внутреннее противоречие self-defence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INTEREST — interest.ogg 1. ʹıntrıst n 1. 1> интерес with a keen intense interest in smb., smth. - с большим с повышенным …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENLIGHTENED — a 1. просвещённый in our enlightened age - в наш просвещённый век an enlightened people - цивилизованный народ enlightened views …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENLIGHTENED — прил.1) освещенный 2) просвещенный; хорошо информированный; свободный от предрассудков и суеверий
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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