English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
self + -less
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Adjective [ edit ]
selfless (comparative more selfless , superlative most selfless )
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 [ edit ]
Translations [ edit ]
having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish
Arabic: غَيْرِيّ ( ḡayriyy ) , إِيثَارِيّ ( ʔīṯāriyy )
Belarusian: самаадда́ны ( samaaddány ) , самаахвя́рны ( samaaxvjárny ) , бескарысто́ўны ( bjeskarystóŭny ) , некары́слівы ( njekarýslivy )
Bulgarian: самоотве́ржен (bg) ( samootvéržen ) , безкори́стен (bg) ( bezkorísten ) , самоотве́ржен (bg) ( samootvéržen ) , себеотрицателен (bg) ( sebeotricatelen )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 無私 / 无私 (zh) ( wúsī ) , 公而忘私 (zh) ( gōng'érwàngsī ) , 忘我的 (zh) ( wàngwǒ de )
Czech: obětavý , nesobecký
Finnish: epäitsekäs (fi)
French: dévoué (fr) , altruiste (fr)
Georgian: თავდაუზოგავი ( tavdauzogavi ) , თავდადებული ( tavdadebuli )
German: selbstlos (de) , uneigennützig (de)
Greek: ανιδιοτελής (el) ( anidiotelís ) , αφίλαυτος ( afílaftos ) , φιλάλληλος (el) ( filállilos ) , αλτρουιστής (el) ( altrouistís )
Hungarian: önzetlen (hu)
Italian: altruista (it) , altruistico (it) , disinteressato (it)
Japanese: 無私無欲の ( むしむよくの, mushimuyoku no )
Korean: 이타적(利他的) ( itajeok ) , 리타적(利他的) ( ritajeok ) ( North Korea ) , 사심 없는 ( sasim eomneun )
Kyrgyz: өзгөчүл ( özgöcül )
Macedonian: несебичен ( nesebičen )
Manx: neuhondagh
Polish: ofiarny (pl) , bezinteresowny (pl)
Portuguese: altruísta (pt) , desinteressado (pt) m
Romanian: dezinteresat (ro)
Russian: самоотве́рженный (ru) ( samootvéržennyj ) , бескоры́стный (ru) ( beskorýstnyj )
Slovak: obetavý , nesebecký
Spanish: desinteresado (es)
Swedish: osjälvisk (sv)
Turkish: fedakâr (tr) , özgecil (tr) , özverili (tr)
Ukrainian: самові́дданий ( samovíddanyj ) , безкори́сливий (uk) ( bezkorýslyvyj ) , некори́сливий ( nekorýslyvyj )