unselfish

B2
adj Freq #28309

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not selfish.

    The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across.

  2. 2
    adj

    not greedy

  3. 3
    adj

    disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

Etymology

From un- + selfish.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not selfish. altruisticgenerousselfless
Opposites

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