Definitions for selflessness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
self•lessˈsɛlf lɪs(adj.)
having little concern for oneself; unselfish.
Origin of selfless:
1815–25
self′less•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
altruism, selflessness(noun)
the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
selflessness, self-sacrifice(noun)
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
Wiktionary
selflessness(Noun)
The quality or state of being selfless.
Webster Dictionary
Selflessness(noun)
quality or state of being selfless
Translations for selflessness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onselfsugtigheidAfrikaans
- عَدَم أنانِيَّهArabic
- самопожертвователностBulgarian
- desinteressePortuguese (BR)
- nesobeckostCzech
- die SelbstlosigkeitGerman
- uselviskhedDanish
- ανιδιοτέλειαGreek
- desinterésSpanish
- ennastsalgavusEstonian
- فداكاريFarsi
- epäitsekkyysFinnish
- désintéressementFrench
- חוֹסֵר אָנוֹכִיוּתHebrew
- नि:स्वार्थताHindi
- nesebičnostCroatian
- önzetlenségHungarian
- sikap tidak egoisIndonesian
- óeigingirniIcelandic
- disinteresse, altruismoItalian
- 無私Japanese
- 이기심이 없음Korean
- nesavanaudiškumasLithuanian
- nesavtīgums; pašaizliedzībaLatvian
- sifat yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiriMalay
- onzelfzuchtigheidDutch
- uselviskhetNorwegian
- bezinteresownośćPolish
- فداكاريPersian
- فداکاریPashto
- desinteressePortuguese
- altruismRomanian
- самоотверженность, бескорыстиеRussian
- nesebeckosťSlovak
- nesebičnostSlovenian
- nesebičnostSerbian
- osjälviskhetSwedish
- ความไม่เห็นแก่ตัวThai
- özverililikTurkish
- 大公無私Chinese (Trad.)
- самовідданістьUkrainian
- بے نیازیUrdu
- lòng vị thaVietnamese
- 大公无私Chinese (Simp.)
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