What does Selfless mean?

Definitions for Selfless
ˈsɛlf lɪsself·less

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. altruistic, selflessadjective

    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Wiktionary

  1. selflessadjective

    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.

  2. Etymology: self + -less

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  1. selfless

    Selfless refers to being concerned more with the needs, wishes, or benefits of others than one's own. People who are selfless often exhibit altruistic behavior, willing to sacrifice their own comfort or happiness for the sake of others, without expecting anything in return. It involves showing unconditional empathy, kindness, and generosity towards others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Selflessadjective

    having no regard to self; unselfish

Wikidata

  1. Selfless

    Selfless is Godflesh's third studio album. It was released on September 26, 1994, in Europe, and on October 18, 1994, on Earache Records. A video was made for "Crush My Soul".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Selfless in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Selfless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Selfless in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Colyer:

    Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each and every day to protect the public and their selfless service deserves our highest honor.

  2. Nick Carparelli:

    He didn't keep in touch with a lot of people and I think that's for the most part because when people reached out to him it was to see how he was doing and he didn't really want to talk about that, but if you ever called him and told him that you had a problem or needed his help, he called you back immediately and stayed by your side until the problem was resolved. Very selfless individual. And I'll miss him dearly.

  3. David Cameron:

    Over the last 63 years, Her Majesty has been a rock of stability in a world of constant change and her selfless sense of service and duty has earned admiration not only in Britain, but right across the globe, it is only right that today we should celebrate her extraordinary record, as well as the grace and dignity with which she serves our country.

  4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah:

    With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.

  5. Stan McChrystal:

    If we have someone who is as selfless and as committed as James Mattis ', resigns James Mattis ' position walking away from all the responsibility James Mattis ' feels for every service member in our forces, and James Mattis ' does so in a public way like that, we ought to stop and say, okay, why did he do it ? we ought to ask what kind of commander in chief he had that James Mattis ', that the good Marine, felt James Mattis ' had to walk away.

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