NOUN | attribute | 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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act | unselfishness, generosity | acting generously |
Meaning | 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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Example | "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins" | |
Narrower | altruism, selflessness | The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
Broader | generosity, generousness | The trait of being willing / willing to give your money or time |
Opposite | selfishness | stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others |
Spanish | abnegación, altruismo | |
Adjectives | unselfish | disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others |
unselfish | not greedy |
Meaning | Acting generously. | |
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Synonym | generosity | |
Broader | sharing, share-out | A distribution in shares |
Spanish | generosidad | |
Adjectives | unselfish | disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others |
unselfish | not greedy |
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