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},
{
"word": "generous"
},
{
"word": "altruistic"
}
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezkoristen",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "безкористен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "desinteressat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "無私的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúsī",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "无私的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "nesobecký"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "uselvisk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "onbaatzuchtig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "onzelfzuchtig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "epäitsekäs"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "généreux"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uangaro",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "უანგარო"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alṭruisṭuli",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "ალტრუისტული"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "araegoisṭuri",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "არაეგოისტური"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "uneigennützig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "selbstlos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "önzetlen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruista"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruistico"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ritateki",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "利他的"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"english": "generous",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kenshinteki",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "献身的"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "uselvisk"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "usjølvisk"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "bezinteresowny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "generoso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "dezinteresat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "beskorýstnyj",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "бескоры́стный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruista"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "desprendido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "generoso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "osjälvisk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "oegennyttig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruistisk"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "özverili"
}
],
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"altruism"
]
}
],
"word": "unselfish"
}
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"form": "more unselfish",
"tags": [
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"text": "The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across.",
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}
],
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"Not selfish"
],
"links": [
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"selfish"
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],
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"word": "selfless"
},
{
"word": "generous"
},
{
"word": "altruistic"
}
],
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]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "altruistic"
},
{
"word": "generous"
},
{
"word": "selfless"
}
],
"translations": [
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezkoristen",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "безкористен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "desinteressat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "無私的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúsī",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "无私的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "nesobecký"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "uselvisk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "onbaatzuchtig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "onzelfzuchtig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "epäitsekäs"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "généreux"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uangaro",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "უანგარო"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alṭruisṭuli",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "ალტრუისტული"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "araegoisṭuri",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "არაეგოისტური"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "uneigennützig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "selbstlos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "önzetlen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruista"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruistico"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ritateki",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "利他的"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"english": "generous",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kenshinteki",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "献身的"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "uselvisk"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "usjølvisk"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "bezinteresowny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "generoso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "dezinteresat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "beskorýstnyj",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "бескоры́стный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruista"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "desprendido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "generoso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "osjälvisk"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "oegennyttig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "altruistisk"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic",
"word": "özverili"
}
],
"word": "unselfish"
}
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