Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Generous or altruistic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not selfish; not unduly attached to one's own interest; generous; regardful of others.
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- adjective Not
selfish ;selfless ;generous ;altruistic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not greedy
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tribeca: Liam Neeson is known as an unselfish actor, which worked well with the ensemble cast.
Tribeca Film: Call of the Wild: Masculinity and Mother Nature in The Grey Tribeca Film 2012
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Tribeca: Liam Neeson is known as an unselfish actor, which worked well with the ensemble cast.
Tribeca Film: Call of the Wild: Masculinity and Mother Nature in The Grey Tribeca Film 2012
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Liam Neeson is known as an unselfish actor, which worked well with the ensemble cast.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tribeca Film 2012
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Liam Neeson is known as an unselfish actor, which worked well with the ensemble cast.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tribeca Film 2012
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The magic of beauty, the instinct of modesty, the naturalness of self-restraint, the idea of unselfish love, the meaning of duty, the feeling for art and poetry, the craving for religious conceptions and emotions -- all these things awake spontaneously in the unspoiled boy or girl at puberty.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Havelock Ellis 1899
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This is, I believe, on the whole true, but it is also true that there are grave diseases which attach themselves peculiarly to the unselfish side of our nature, and they are peculiarly dangerous because men, feeling that the unselfish is the virtuous and nobler side of their being, are apt to suffer these tendencies to operate without supervision or control.
The Map of Life Conduct and Character William Edward Hartpole Lecky 1870
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You are young, and your riches, to say nothing, "she added in a faltering voice that was somewhat inconsistent with the mischievous smile that played upon her lips," of your kind and simple heart, will secure that which the world would call unselfish affection from one more equal to you, but would always believe was only
Selected Stories of Bret Harte Bret Harte 1869
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Sometimes, Bernhardt thinks she's almost too unselfish, which is somewhat reflected in the team's 5-8 record.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Mr. D'Antoni said Mr. Fields is a "glue guy," the kind of unselfish and well-rounded player who holds a team together.
Fields Is an A-Plus Student Kevin Clark 2010
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Oh, dear Lord, you're so "unselfish" that I might have a fainting spell.
Top Conservative Romney Supporter: I'd Support Rudy In General Election 2009
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