| ADJECTIVE | all | unselfish | disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unselfish | not greedy |
| Meaning | disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | public-spirited | showing unselfish interest in the public welfare |
| self-denying, self-giving, self-sacrificing | willing / willing to deprive yourself | |
| self-forgetful | showing lack of self-interest | |
| sharing | unselfishly willing / willing to share with others | |
| See also | altruistic, selfless | showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| considerate | showing concern for the rights and feelings of others | |
| generous | willing to give and share unstintingly | |
| Opposite | selfish | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others |
| Spanish | desinteresado | |
| Nouns | unselfishness | acting generously |
| unselfishness | the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing / willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others | |
| Adverbs | unselfishly | in an unselfish manner |
| Meaning | not greedy. | |
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| Broader | generous | willing to give and share unstintingly |
| Spanish | altruista, desinteresado | |
| Catalan | desinteressat | |
| Nouns | unselfishness | acting generously |
| unselfishness | the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing / willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others | |
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