Definitions for altruistic
al·tru·is·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. altruistic, selflessadjective

   showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. altruisticadjective

   Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

   His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.

2. Etymology: See altruism.

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1. altruistic

   Altruistic refers to a behavior or attitude that is characterized by selflessness, kindness, and genuine concern for the well-being of others over one's own self-interest or personal gain. It involves acting out of care and compassion without expecting anything in return.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Altruisticadjective

   regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See Altruism..]

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1. altruistic

   A person who is philanthropic and chooses to use their ability, experience, skills, knowledge, tools, technology or income to contribute to the creation of optimum health, human rights, shared prosperity and unity of all human beings and animals.

   We as human are naturally altruistic and choose to use our ability, experience, knowledge, skills and a portion of our income to support our fellow human beings.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2017  

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1. truistical

2. ultraistic

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of altruistic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of altruistic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of altruistic in a Sentence

1. Taylor Force:

   In addition to learning the skills needed to be successful in business, I want to establish life-long connections and friendships with my fellow students from the U.S. and around the globe, also, Vanderbilt already does a terrific job being a part of and giving back to the community ; I would like to help maintain and promote that altruistic culture.

2. Olivier Giroud:

   I don't feel frustrated. As long as the team wins, I'm happy. I try to open gaps, to play in the build-up. My game is also to play for my team mates, it's my altruistic side, i've given assists for three goals here, but for sure I'd like to score. But if we win without me scoring, I'll be happy with that too.

3. Steve Reszka:

   My mom's brother was a full-blown diabetic and he died far too early. My mom's sister also died after having diabetes, i signed up for a trial in part to be altruistic and in part because I wanted to see if the drug they were testing would help me.

4. Ayn Rand:

   Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive.

5. Ashkan Soltani:

   I don't think it's purely altruistic, it allows the company to get out of some of its obligations of moderating or eliminating problematic content.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=altruistic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Altruistic
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altruistic