Unselfish

adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not selfish.

    "The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not greedy wordnet
  2. 2
    disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others wordnet

Synonyms

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altruisticgenerousselflessaltruisticgenerousselfless

Example

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"I found him to be intelligent, cheerful of spirit, unselfish, full of generous impulses, patient, considerate, and wonderfully good-natured."

Etymology

From un- + selfish.

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