solipsismal

sol·ip·sism

[sol-ip-siz-uhm]
noun
1.
Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
2.
extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.

Origin:
1880–85; sol(i)-1 + Latin ips(e) self + -ism

sol·ip·sis·mal, adjective
sol·ip·sist, noun, adjective
sol·ip·sis·tic [sol-ip-sis-tik] , adjective

solecism, solipsism.
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solipsism (ˈsɒlɪpˌsɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
philosophy the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence
 
[C19: from Latin sōlus alone + ipse self]
 
'solipsist
 
n, —adj
 
solip'sistic
 
adj

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solipsism
1874, coined from L. solus "alone" + ipse "self." The view or theory that self is the only object of real knowledge or the only thing that is real.
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solipsism [(sol-uhp-siz-uhm, soh-luhp-siz-uhm)]

The belief that all reality is just one's own imagining of reality, and that one's self is the only thing that exists.

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