selfless adj : showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: altruistic] [ant: egoistic]

English

Etymology

self + -less

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish.

   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.

Translations

Selfless may refer to:

• Selflessness, the act of sacrificing ones own interest for the greater good
• Selfless (album), Godflesh's third official album
• "Selfless" (Buffy episode), a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode

See also

• Self

Olympian, altruistic, candid, charitable, committed, consecrated, considerate, dedicated, detached, devoted, disinterested, dispassionate, elevated, generous, high-minded, humble, impartial, impersonal, lofty, magnanimous, modest, neutral, open, sacrificing, self-abasing, self-abnegating, self-abnegatory, self-denying, self-devoted, self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-immolating, self-neglectful, self-neglecting, self-renouncing, self-sacrificing, self-unconscious, thoughtful, unacquisitive, unbiased, ungrudging, uninfluenced, unpossessive, unpretentious, unselfish, unsparing of self, unswayed