In the old days people valued selflessness. But this generation seems to make a virtue out of selfishness.
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Selflessness
Synonyms for "selflessness" (39 found)
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18 translations across 11 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- إِيثَار noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- غَيْرِيَّة noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Belarusian
1 entries- самаадда́насць noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Bulgarian
2 entries- безкори́стност noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- самоотверже́ност noun (quality or state of being selfless)
French
1 entries- altruisme noun (quality or state of being selfless)
German
1 entries- Selbstlosigkeit noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Hungarian
1 entries- önzetlenség noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Persian
2 entries- ایثار noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- نوعدوستی noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Polish
1 entries- bezinteresowność noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Russian
2 entries- бескоры́стность noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- самоотве́рженность noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Spanish
4 entries- abnegación noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- altruismo noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- desinterés noun (quality or state of being selfless)
- desprendimiento noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Ukrainian
1 entries- самові́дданість noun (quality or state of being selfless)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
I respect her selflessness.
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I respect his selflessness.
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Selflessness is the best thing you can do for yourself.
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