selflessness

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

selflessness

noun selflessnesses

uncountable, usually The quality or state of being selfless. But the truth is that I came to cherish Japan’s civility and selflessness.
Similar: self-denial, unselfishness · Opposite: selfishness

Translations

Every language

noun quality or state of being selfless

Español	altruismo, abnegación, desprendimiento, desinterés
한국어	멸사 myeolsa
Français	altruisme
Deutsch	Selbstlosigkeit
Русский	самоотве́рженность samootvéržennostʹ, бескоры́стность beskorýstnostʹ
العربية	إِيثَار ʔīṯār, غَيْرِيَّة ḡayriyya

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"selflessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/selflessness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

selflessness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/selflessness

Chicago

"selflessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/selflessness.

BibTeX

@misc{selflessness_2026,
  title = {selflessness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selflessness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}