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   unselfish

   /ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one's own: "unselfish devotion"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unselfishly adverb
   • 2. unselfishness noun

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   What is the meaning of unselfishness?

   • Unselfishness is the quality of being unselfish; generous or altruistic. (un·self′ish  [u-n-səl-fɪʃ] adj., un·self′ish·ly [u-n-səl-fɪʃ-lē] adv., un·self′ish·ness [u-n-səl-fɪʃ-nəs] n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   How do you describe someone as unselfish?

   • If you describe someone as unselfish, you approve of the fact that they regard other people's wishes and interests as more important than their own. She started to get a reputation as an unselfish girl with a heart of gold. As a player he was unselfish, a true team man. She has loyally and unselfishly spent every day at her friend's side.

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   Why do some writers think he is unselfish?

   • Many writers benefited from the unselfish support he gave them in their early days. The secret truth is that being unselfish can leave you just as empty as being selfish. His focus and trying to be very unselfish in the box is something he is developing really well. Unselfish planning for future generations? Perhaps that's not an unselfish feeling.

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   How do you know if someone is unselfish?

   • Roughly, someone is unselfish if, to benefit others, they make themselves worse off than they are required to be. At any moment, each individual could will a moral ideal that was both rational and unselfish. Players were less likely to trust opponents in games immediately after they had been cheated than in games after the opponent was unselfish.

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   Unselfish means caring about or generous toward others, not just thinking about one's own advantage. Learn more about the synonyms, antonyms, and usage of unselfish with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     UNSELFISH translate: 無私の, 利己的でない. Learn more in the...

   • Unselfish: Italian Translation

     unselfish translate: altruista, disinteressato, generoso,...

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     UNSELFISH translate: desinteresado, generoso, desinteresado....

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     UNSELFISH translate: generoso, desinteressado, abnegado,...

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   Unselfish means not selfish, or generous. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for unselfish in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Definitions of unselfish. adjective. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others. synonyms: altruistic, selfless. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others. considerate. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others. generous. willing to give and share unstintingly. public-spirited.

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   Unselfish means not selfish or greedy; generous. It is an adjective that approves of someone who puts others' wishes and interests above their own. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and grammar of unselfish.

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