unselfish
1unselfish — index benevolent, charitable (benevolent), humane, liberal (generous), magnanimous, meritorious …
2unselfish — 1690s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SELFISH (Cf. selfish). Cf. Dan. uselvisk, Swed. osjälfvisk …
3unselfish — [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… …
4unselfish — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not selfish. DERIVATIVES unselfishly adverb unselfishness noun …
5unselfish — [unself′ish] adj. not selfish; putting the good of others above one s own interests; altruistic; generous unselfishly adv. unselfishness n …
6unselfish — 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) …
7unselfish — 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… …
8unselfish — [[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… …
9unselfish — 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… …
10unselfish — 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 …
