Another word for unselfish
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Adjective
Willing to give of oneself and one's possessions
- Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge.
- Having a generous disposition; sympathetic.
- Liberal in giving or sharing.
- Showing kindness and magnanimity:
- Marked by abundance; ample:
- noble and generous in caring for others
- Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large.
- Having great strength or force:
- Of great significance; momentous:
See also:Without concern for oneself
- Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish:
- ignoring one's own interests; selfless; unselfish
- Without concern for ones own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing
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Another word for unselfish
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- Who cannot be bribed
- Incapable of being morally corrupted.
- Not subject to corruption or decay.
- Feeling or displaying strong affection or attachment; ardent:
- Having been consecrated; dedicated.
- Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
- Feeling love; affectionate.
- Indicative of or exhibiting love.
- Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice.
- Present participle of self-sacrifice.
- Without concern for ones own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing
- Providing assistance; useful.
- Having the qualities of gallantry and honor attributed to an ideal knight.
- Of or relating to chivalry.
- Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.
- Showing, characterized by, or given to permissiveness or generosity with regard to others:
- Showing, characterized by, or given to self-indulgence:
- Characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity.
- Producing benefit; beneficial.
- Characterized by or given to doing good:
- Suggestive of doing good; agreeable:
- Relating to a charitable organization that operates without making a profit.
- Liberal in giving or sharing.
- Showing kindness and magnanimity:
- Marked by abundance; ample:
- Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge.
- Marked by breadth or tolerance of views; broad-minded.
- of or motivated by altruism; unselfish
- Done with or having an open hand:
- Giving freely; generous.
- Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded.
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
- Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.
- Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.
- Agreeable or beneficial:
- Generous in giving money or other help to the needy:
- Of, for, or concerned with charity:
- Lenient or forbearing in judging others.
- Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish:
- Free of bias and self-interest; impartial:
- Not interested; indifferent:
- Having lost interest.
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