"altruistic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ [UK], /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ [US], /ˌɑl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ [nonstandard] Audio: en-au-altruistic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more altruistic [comparative], most altruistic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪstɪk Etymology: From altruist + -ic. See altruism. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|altruist|-ic}} altruist + -ic, {{m|en|altruism}} altruism Head templates: {{en-adj}} altruistic (comparative more altruistic, superlative most altruistic)
  1. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish Synonyms: beneficent, humane, philanthropic, selfless, unselfish Derived forms: altruistically, altruistic filicide, antialtruistic, hyperaltruistic, nonaltruistic, pseudoaltruistic, unaltruistic Related terms: altruism, altruist Translations (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish): ալտրուիստական (altruistakan) (Armenian), այլասիրական (aylasirakan) (Armenian), altruísta (Asturian), altruista (Catalan), altruistický (Czech), altruistisk (Danish), uegennyttig (Danish), altruïstisch (Dutch), altruisma (Esperanto), altruistinen (Finnish), epäitsekäs (Finnish), pyyteetön (Finnish), altruiste (French), désintéressé (French), altruísta (Galician), altruistisch (German), selbstlos (German), uneigennützig (German), αλτρουιστικός (altrouistikós) (Greek), altruista (Hungarian), altruisztikus (Hungarian), ósérplæginn (Icelandic), óeigingjarn (Icelandic), fórnfús (Icelandic), altruista (Italian), altruistico (Italian), 利他的な (rita-teki-na) (Japanese), өзгөчүл (özgöcül) (Kyrgyz), altruistisk (Norwegian), bezinteresowny (Polish), altruistyczny (Polish), altruísta (Portuguese), altruist (Romanian), generos (Romanian), binefăcător (Romanian), альтруисти́ческий (alʹtruistíčeskij) (Russian), алтруистичан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), altruističan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), altruista (Spanish), altruistisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-altruistic-en-adj-6DX49qPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "bezinteresowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "altruistyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "altruísta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "altruist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "generos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "binefăcător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "alʹtruistíčeskij",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "альтруисти́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "алтруистичан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "altruističan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "altruista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish",
      "word": "altruistisk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altruistic"
}

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