uncalculating

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌʌnˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
adj Freq #741412

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not motivated by strategic self-interest or careful calculation; spontaneous and unscheming

    Her uncalculating generosity made no attempt to secure praise or repayment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not motivated by strategic... unschemingguilelessspontaneousselfless
Opposites
calculatingschemingself-interested
Word family
Derived forms uncalculatingly

Etymology

Formed from un- + calculating. Here calculating carries its figurative sense 'shrewdly planning for personal advantage,' so the negative adjective came to describe conduct that is spontaneous, guileless, or free from self-interest.

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