Unselfishness synonyms

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generosity
Kindness or magnanimity:
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liberality
Willingness to give or share freely; generosity
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disinterestedness
The state or quality of being disinterested.
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charity
A welfare institution, organization, or fund
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openhandedness
The characteristic of being openhanded.
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philanthropy
The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations.
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altruism
(Zoology) Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.
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magnanimity
A magnanimous act.
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munificence
The quality of being munificent; generosity.
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benevolence
A kindly, charitable act or gift; beneficence
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beneficence
The state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial.
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helpfulness
The quality of being helpful.
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self-denial
Taking action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.
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self-sacrifice
The giving up of one's own benefit, especially giving up one's life, for the good of others.
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devotion
The act of devoting or the state of being devoted:
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self-effacement
The practice of keeping oneself in the background and minimizing one's own actions; modest, retiring behavior
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incorruptibility
The condition of being incorruptible; honesty
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largesse
Largesse is defined as money given with ease.
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greed (antonym)
An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth:
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selfishness (antonym)
The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others
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avarice (antonym)
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
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big-heartedness
The quality or state of being generous
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bounteousness
The characteristic of being bounteous.
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bountifulness
The characteristic of being bountiful.
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freehandedness
The quality or state of being generous
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generousness
The quality of being generous; generosity
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great-heartedness
The quality or state of being generous
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large-heartedness
The quality of being largehearted.
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lavishness
The state or characteristic of being lavish.
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magnanimousness
The quality of being magnanimous.
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unsparingness
The state of being unsparing.
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give (related)
A tendency to be springy; resilience
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steadfastness (related)
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selflessness (related)
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kindliness (related)
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fearlessness (related)
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conscientiousness (related)
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Unselfishness Sentence Examples

  • Even those who most bitterly attacked his measures admitted the purity and unselfishness of his motives.

  • He gained from the struggle a more catholic view of human happiness, at delight in the poetry of nature and the affections as well as the poetry of heroic unselfishness, a disposition to study more sympathetically the point of view of opponents, a more courteous style of polemic, a hatred of sectarianism, an ambition,, no less noble and disinterested, but moderated to practical' possibilities.

  • She was a confirmed invalid, and lived in the country, where Mill visited her regularly for twenty years, with the full consent of her husband, a man of limited mental powers, but of high character and unselfishness.

  • There was a general feeling that the advocates of the moral sense claimed too much for human nature and that they assumed a degree of unselfishness and a natural inclination towards virtue which by no means corresponded with the hard facts.

  • He was transparent in character, chivalrous, kindly, firm, eloquent and sagacious; his purity of motive and unselfishness commanded absolute confidence; he had originality and initiative in dealing with new and difficult circumstances, and great aptitude for business details.

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