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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-selfless.ogg Forms: more selfless [comparative], most selfless [superlative]
Etymology: From self + -less. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self|-less}} self + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} selfless (comparative more selfless, superlative most selfless)
  1. Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish. Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: selflessly, selflessness Translations (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish): غَيْرِيّ (ḡayriyy) (Arabic), إِيثَارِيّ (ʔīṯāriyy) (Arabic), самаадда́ны (samaaddány) (Belarusian), самаахвя́рны (samaaxvjárny) (Belarusian), бескарысто́ўны (bjeskarystóŭny) (Belarusian), некары́слівы (njekarýslivy) (Belarusian), самоотве́ржен (samootvéržen) (Bulgarian), безкори́стен (bezkorísten) (Bulgarian), себеотрицателен (sebeotricatelen) (Bulgarian), 無私 (Chinese Mandarin), 无私 (wúsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 公而忘私 (gōng'érwàngsī) (Chinese Mandarin), 忘我的 (wàngwǒ de) (Chinese Mandarin), obětavý (Czech), nesobecký (Czech), egoisma (Esperanto), epäitsekäs (Finnish), dévoué (French), altruiste (French), თავდაუზოგავი (tavdauzogavi) (Georgian), თავდადებული (tavdadebuli) (Georgian), selbstlos (German), uneigennützig (German), ανιδιοτελής (anidiotelís) (Greek), αφίλαυτος (afílaftos) (Greek), φιλάλληλος (filállilos) (Greek), αλτρουιστής (altrouistís) (Greek), önzetlen (Hungarian), altruista (Italian), altruistico (Italian), disinteressato (Italian), 無私無欲の (mushimuyoku no) (alt: むしむよくの) (Japanese), 이타적 (itajeok) (alt: 利他的) (Korean), 리타적 (ritajeok) (alt: 利他的) [North-Korea] (Korean), 사심 없는 (sasim eomneun) (Korean), өзгөчүл (özgöcül) (Kyrgyz), несебичен (nesebičen) (Macedonian), neuhondagh (Manx), ofiarny (Polish), bezinteresowny (Polish), altruísta (Portuguese), desinteressado [masculine] (Portuguese), dezinteresat (Romanian), самоотве́рженный (samootvéržennyj) (Russian), бескоры́стный (beskorýstnyj) (Russian), obetavý (Slovak), nesebecký (Slovak), desinteresado (Spanish), abnegado (Spanish), altruista (Spanish), osjälvisk (Swedish), fedakâr (Turkish), özgecil (Turkish), özverili (Turkish), самові́дданий (samovíddanyj) (Ukrainian), безкори́сливий (bezkorýslyvyj) (Ukrainian), некори́сливий (nekorýslyvyj) (Ukrainian)
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          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
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          "roman": "afílaftos",
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          "word": "αφίλαυτος"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "filállilos",
          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "altrouistís",
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          "word": "αλτρουιστής"
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          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
          "word": "önzetlen"
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          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
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          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
          "word": "altruistico"
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          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
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          "roman": "mushimuyoku no",
          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
          "word": "無私無欲の"
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          "word": "이타적"
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          "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
          "word": "사심 없는"
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        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "en:Personality"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 March 10, Natalie Angier, “The Pathological Altruist Gives Till Someone Hurts”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "Because a certain degree of selfless behavior is essential to the smooth performance of any human group, selflessness run amok can crop up in political contexts.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unselfish",
          "unselfish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/En-us-selfless.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡayriyy",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "غَيْرِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔīṯāriyy",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "إِيثَارِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "samaaddány",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "самаадда́ны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "samaaxvjárny",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "самаахвя́рны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjeskarystóŭny",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "бескарысто́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njekarýslivy",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "некары́слівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samootvéržen",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "самоотве́ржен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezkorísten",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "безкори́стен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "samootvéržen",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "самоотве́ржен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sebeotricatelen",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "себеотрицателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "無私"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúsī",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "无私"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōng'érwàngsī",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "公而忘私"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wàngwǒ de",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "忘我的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "obětavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "nesobecký"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "egoisma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "epäitsekäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "dévoué"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "altruiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavdauzogavi",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "თავდაუზოგავი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavdadebuli",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "თავდადებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "selbstlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "uneigennützig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anidiotelís",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "ανιδιοτελής"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afílaftos",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "αφίλαυτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "filállilos",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "φιλάλληλος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "altrouistís",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "αλτρουιστής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "önzetlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "altruista"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "altruistico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "disinteressato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "むしむよくの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mushimuyoku no",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "無私無欲の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "利他的",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "itajeok",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "이타적"
    },
    {
      "alt": "利他的",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ritajeok",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "tags": [
        "North-Korea"
      ],
      "word": "리타적"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sasim eomneun",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "사심 없는"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "özgöcül",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "өзгөчүл"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nesebičen",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "несебичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "neuhondagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "ofiarny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "bezinteresowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "altruísta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desinteressado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "dezinteresat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samootvéržennyj",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "самоотве́рженный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "beskorýstnyj",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "бескоры́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "obetavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "nesebecký"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "desinteresado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "abnegado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "altruista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "osjälvisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "fedakâr"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "özgecil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "özverili"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "samovíddanyj",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "самові́дданий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bezkorýslyvyj",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "безкори́сливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nekorýslyvyj",
      "sense": "having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish",
      "word": "некори́сливий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "selfless"
}

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