selfless

English

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Etymology

self +‎ -less

Pronunciation

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Adjective

selfless (comparative more selfless, superlative most selfless)

1. Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

   In a selfless act of gratitude for saving his mother's life, Peter committed to giving money to his local breast cancer charity each year for the rest of his life.

Derived terms

• selflessness

Translations

having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無私 (cmn), 无私 (cmn) (wúsī), 公而忘私 (cmn) (gōng'érwàngsī), 忘我的 (cmn) (wàngwǒ de)

• Finnish: epäitsekäs (fi)
• French: dévoué (fr), altruiste (fr)
• German: selbstlos (de), uneigennützig (de)
• Greek: ανιδιοτελής (el) (anidiotelís), αφίλαυτος (el) (afílaftos), φιλάλληλος (el) (filállilos), αλτρουιστής (el) (altrouistís)

• Hungarian: önzetlen (hu)
• Japanese: 無私無欲の (ja) (むしむよくの, mushimuyoku no)
• Russian: самоотверженный (ru) (samootvéržennyj), бескорыстный (ru) (beskorýstnyj)
• Spanish: desinteresado (es)
• Turkish: fedakâr (tr), özgecil (tr), özverili (tr)