Meaning

1 senses
  1. Not selfish.

    The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across.

    uneigennützig, selbstlos

    бескоры́стныйbeskorýstnyj

More definitions
  • not greedy
  • disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

Examples

3 sentences
  1. These unselfish trees share nutrients through a vast network of roots.

    deDiese selbstlosen Bäume teilen Nährstoffe über ein gewaltiges Wurzelnetz.

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  2. You're so unselfish.

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  3. I found him to be intelligent, cheerful of spirit, unselfish, full of generous impulses, patient, considerate, and wonderfully good-natured.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic:

Forms

more unselfish, most unselfish
Comparativemore unselfish Lesson
Superlativemost unselfish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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