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sol-ip-
sis
-tik
]
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Origin
sol·ip·sis·tic
/
ˌsɒl
ɪpˈsɪs
tɪk
/
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[
sol-ip-
sis
-tik
]
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adjective
of or characterized by
solipsism
,
or the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist:
Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.
Origin:
solips(ism)
+
-istic
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Example Sentences
Diamond's song helps to bring out the
solipsistic
and solitary outcome of the individual meditative self.
As a result, the economists say, people do not make
solipsistic
decisions about how much labour to offer in the marketplace.
All the blather that sports build character is certainly exposed by some of the
solipsistic
types around us.
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Diamond's song helps to bring out the
solipsistic
and solitary outcome of the individual meditative self.
As a result, the economists say, people do not make
solipsistic
decisions about how much labour to offer in the marketplace.
All the blather that sports build character is certainly exposed by some of the
solipsistic
types around us.
In fact the whole book is a dramatic monologue, a
solipsistic
world where other characters are inflected through one sensibility.
He is single-minded, a fact that leads to a
solipsistic
performance.
Many profess fatigue with spinning in isolation within their
solipsistic
spheres.
Romans, by contrast, evince a more
solipsistic
focus.
People complain that the service is trivial and
solipsistic
.
The
solipsistic
quality of these early drawings resonates throughout the rest of the show.
But kinship patterns on the one hand and the functioning of the market on the other are
solipsistic
systems.
Although the author is unquestionably a computer authority, he maintains an artistic objectivity about his
solipsistic
subject.
He showed that measuring one's self against one's betters is a natural deterrent to
solipsistic
tendencies.
Ling manages something different, as she proves intimate with her topic but never
solipsistic
.
Such conclusions would avoid the traps of a mindless objectivism, a
solipsistic
subjectivism.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
solipsism
(ˈsɒlɪpˌsɪzəm)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
solipsistic
1885, from
solipsism
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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