unselfish

adj.
Generous or altruistic.

unselfishly un·self'ish·ly adv.
unselfishness un·self'ish·ness n.

adjective

1. Willing to give of oneself and one's possessions: big, big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, magnanimous. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. Without concern for oneself: self-denying, self-forgetful, self-forgetting, selfless. See self/other.

adj

Definition: kind, giving
Antonyms: greedy, selfish, uncharitable

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IN BRIEF: Putting the good of others above ones own interests.

Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. — George Eliot (1819-1880).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uselvisk, uegennyttig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbaatzuchtig

Français (French)
adj. - désintéressé, altruiste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - selbstlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανιδιοτελής, αφιλοκερδής

Italiano (Italian)
disinteressato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desinteressado, altruísta

Русский (Russian)
бескорыстный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desinteresado, falto de egoísmo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - osjälvisk, oegennyttig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不自私的, 不任性的, 无欲的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不自私的, 不任性的, 無慾的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이기적이 아닌, 봉사적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無私の, 利己的でない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير اناني, ايثاري, مؤثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא אנוכי, ער לאינטרסים של אחרים‬

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