adj Freq #28309

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Caring more about others than about yourself

    It was unselfish of her to give up her seat for the elderly man.

  2. 2
    adj

    Willing to share and not greedy

    He was always unselfish with his time and money.

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Synonyms
1 adj · caring more about others... altruisticgenerousselfless
Opposites
Word family
Forms unselfishness

Etymology

From un- + selfish.

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