- unselfish
- adjective Date: 1698 not selfish ; generous • unselfishly adverb • unselfishness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unselfish
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unselfish — index benevolent, charitable (benevolent), humane, liberal (generous), magnanimous, meritorious … Law dictionary
unselfish — 1690s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SELFISH (Cf. selfish). Cf. Dan. uselvisk, Swed. osjälfvisk … Etymology dictionary
unselfish — [adj] kind, giving altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, denying, devoted, disinterested, extroverted, generous, helpful, humanitarian, incorruptible, indulgent, liberal, loving, magnanimous, noble, open handed, self effacing, self… … New thesaurus
unselfish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not selfish. DERIVATIVES unselfishly adverb unselfishness noun … English terms dictionary
unselfish — [unself′ish] adj. not selfish; putting the good of others above one s own interests; altruistic; generous unselfishly adv. unselfishness n … English World dictionary
unselfish — adj. unselfish to + inf. (it was unselfish of her to make the offer) * * * [ʌn selfɪʃ] unselfish to + inf. (it was unselfish of her to make the offer) … Combinatory dictionary
unselfish — un|sel|fish [ ʌn selfıʃ ] adjective unselfish people always think about what other people want and need instead of thinking about themselves: SELFLESS: It was very unselfish of him to offer us his room. a. used about someone s behavior: an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unselfish — [[t]ʌ̱nse̱lfɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone as unselfish, you approve of the fact that they regard other people s wishes and interests as more important than their own. She started to get a reputation as an unselfish girl… … English dictionary
unselfish — UK [ʌnˈselfɪʃ] / US adjective a) unselfish people always think about what other people want and need instead of thinking about themselves It was very unselfish of him to offer us his room. b) used about someone s behaviour an unselfish act… … English dictionary
unselfish — adjective Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic. The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across. Syn: altruistic, generous, selfless … Wiktionary
unselfish — adjective his unselfish motives Syn: altruistic, selfless, self denying, self sacrificing; generous, giving, magnanimous, philanthropic, public spirited, charitable, benevolent, caring, kind, considerate, thoughtful, noble … Thesaurus of popular words
