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[ uhn-sel-fish ] / ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unselfish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic. Origin of unselfishFirst recorded in 1690–1700; un-1 + selfish OTHER WORDS FROM unselfishun·self·ish·ly, adverbun·self·ish·ness, nounWords nearby unselfishunseelie, unseemly, unseen, unsegregated, unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell, unsentimental, Unser, unset, unsettle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unselfishShe’s an unselfish player, wants you to do well, and that’s what makes her special. A’ja Wilson Was Benched In College. Now She’s An MVP.|Dorothy J. Gentry|September 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight They run a ton of their offense through a highly unselfish, plodding big man and a guard who runs really, really hot and cold. We Could Have Watched Raptors-Celtics Game 6 All Day|Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 10, 2020|FiveThirtyEight Have you ever in your life met a child as cheerful, spookily intelligent, unselfish, or indomitable as little Shirley? Shirley Temple Survived Being the Biggest Child Star of All Time With Wit and Grace|Malcolm Jones|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most Americans--most normal, decent, unselfish Americans--are for it. As Usual, Dishonesty Rules|Michael Tomasky|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
People say giving is an unselfish act,” says Arsht in a telephone interview, “but the joy you get from giving is so exciting. Washington's Richest Power Players|Sandra McElwaine|May 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST All knew she had drawn too lavishly upon her strength in her unselfish service for others. The Angel of the Gila:|Cora Marsland Surely I am right in assuming that to live for others is unselfish, and that you recognize it as being so. Paths of Judgement|Anne Douglas Sedgwick An unselfish egoist is a man who has pride without the excuse of passion. Orthodoxy|G. K. Chesterton In seeking to do the most unselfish thing that offered, had he succeeded only in making her despise him? The Grafters|Francis Lynde Even when he was ill, he was so merry and unselfish that all who saw him loved him. In the Days of Queen Victoria|Eva March Tappan
British Dictionary definitions for unselfish
adjectivenot selfish or greedy; generous Derived forms of unselfishunselfishly, adverbunselfishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unselfishselfless, noble, generous, self-effacing, altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, devoted, disinterested, extroverted, helpful, humanitarian, incorruptible, indulgent, liberal, loving, magnanimous, self-sacrificing, self-forgetting |