"unselfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unselfish [comparative], most unselfish [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + selfish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|selfish|id1=negative}} un- + selfish Head templates: {{en-adj}} unselfish (comparative more unselfish, superlative most unselfish)
  1. Not selfish Wikipedia link: altruism Synonyms: selfless, generous, altruistic Translations (not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic): безкористен (bezkoristen) (Bulgarian), desinteressat (Catalan), 無私的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无私的 (wúsī) (Chinese Mandarin), nesobecký (Czech), uselvisk (Danish), onbaatzuchtig (Dutch), onzelfzuchtig (Dutch), epäitsekäs (Finnish), généreux (French), უანგარო (uangaro) (Georgian), ალტრუისტული (alṭruisṭuli) (Georgian), არაეგოისტური (araegoisṭuri) (Georgian), uneigennützig (German), selbstlos (German), önzetlen (Hungarian), altruista (Italian), altruistico (Italian), 利他的 (ritateki) (Japanese), 献身的 (kenshinteki) (english: generous) (Japanese), uselvisk (Norwegian Bokmål), usjølvisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), bezinteresowny (Polish), generoso (Portuguese), dezinteresat (Romanian), бескоры́стный (beskorýstnyj) (Russian), altruista (Spanish), desprendido (Spanish), generoso (Spanish), osjälvisk (Swedish), oegennyttig (Swedish), altruistisk (Swedish), özverili (Turkish)
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