unselfish B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #28309 Meanings 1 adj Caring more about others than about yourself It was unselfish of her to give up her seat for the elderly man. 2 adj Willing to share and not greedy He was always unselfish with his time and money. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · caring more about others... altruisticgenerousselfless ↔ Opposites selfish Word family Forms unselfishness Etymology AI details From un- + selfish. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unselfish **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **Frequency rank:** 28309 ## Meanings 1. Caring more about others than about yourself 2. Willing to share and not greedy ## Examples - It was unselfish of her to give up her seat for the elderly man. - He was always unselfish with his time and money. ## Antonyms - selfish ## Etymology From un- + selfish. ## AI Etymology Unselfish is from un- + selfish. The surface analysis is un- + selfish. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean caring more about others than about yourself, or willing to share and not greedy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown