altruistic
1Altruistic — Al tru*is tic, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See {Altruism}..] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; opposed to {egoistic} or {selfish}. Bain. {Al tru*is tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2altruistic — index benevolent, charitable (benevolent), humane, liberal (generous), magnanimous, nonprofit …
3altruistic — (adj.) 1853, from Fr. altruiste (adj.), from altruisme (see ALTRUISM (Cf. altruism)) + IC (Cf. ic) …
4altruistic — benevolent, *charitable, humanitarian, philanthropic, eleemosynary Analogous words: self abnegating, self denying (see corresponding nouns at RENUNCIATION): generous, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, *liberal Antonyms: egoistic Contrasted words …
5altruistic — [adj] unselfish all heart*, benevolent, big*, big hearted*, bleeding heart*, charitable, considerate, generous, good, good scout, human, humane, humanitarian, kind, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, Robin Hood*, self sacrificing; concept… …
6altruistic — [al΄tro͞o is′tik] adj. of or motivated by altruism; unselfish SYN. PHILANTHROPIC altruistically adv …
7altruistic — al|tru|is|tic [ˌæltruˈıstık] adj altruistic behaviour shows that you care about and will help other people, even though this brings no advantage for yourself ≠ ↑selfish ▪ Were his motives entirely altruistic? >altruistically [ kli] adv …
8altruistic — [[t]æ̱ltruɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself. ...motives and ambitions that are not entirely altruistic. Syn: selfless Ant:… …
9altruistic — adjective altruistic behaviour shows that you care about others more than you care for yourself: Were his motives completely altruistic? altruistically /kli/ adverb …
10altruistic — adjective /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk,ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk,ˌɑl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish His helping the old lady with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away. Syn: beneficent,… …
