unselfishness – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
unselfishness
n.
generousness, kindheartedness, selflessness, altruism
Altruism
Altruism or
selflessness is the principle or practice of concern for the
welfare of others. It is a traditional
virtue in many cultures and a core aspect of various religious traditions and secular worldviews, though the concept of "others" toward whom concern should be directed can vary among cultures and religions. Altruism or selflessness is the opposite of
selfishness. The word was coined by the French philosopher
Auguste Comte in French, as
altruisme, for an
antonym of egoism. He derived it from the Italian
altrui, which in turn was derived from Latin
alteri, meaning "other people" or "somebody else".
unselfishness
Noun
1. the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins"
(antonym) selfishness
(hypernym) generosity, generousness
(hyponym) altruism, selflessness
2. acting generously
(synonym) generosity
(hypernym) sharing, share-out
unselfishness
Synonyms and related words:
Olympian detachment, bigheartedness, bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, dispassionateness, easy purse strings, free hand, freedom, freehandedness, freeheartedness, freeness, generosity, generousness, givingness, graciousness, great heart, greatheartedness, hospitality, impartiality, largeheartedness, largeness, largess, liberality, liberalness, loftiness, magnanimity, munificence, neutrality, open hand, open heart, openhandedness, openheartedness, selflessness, unbias, unbiasedness, welcome
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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