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selfless Definition


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selfless
adj
    1. Tending to consider the welfare of others before one's own; altruistic.
      Thesaurus: generous, magnanimous, altruistic, considerate, self-sacrificing, self-denying, compassionate, charitable, open-hearted.
    2. Said of an act: revealing such a tendency.
Derivative: selflessly
adverb
    Derivative: selflessness
    noun
      Etymology: 19c.



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