solipsism

Solipsism is the theory that only the self is real and that the self cannot be aware of anything else except itself.

(noun)

An example of solipsism is the idea that nothing matters except yourself.

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See solipsism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the theory that the self can be aware of nothing but its own experiences and states
  2. the theory that nothing exists or is real but the self

Origin: < L solus, alone, sole + ipse, self + -ism

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See solipsism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Philosophy
  1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
  2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.

Origin:

Origin: Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin ipse, self

Origin: + -ism

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Related Forms:

  • solˈip·sist noun
  • solˌip·sisˈtic adjective

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