unselfish

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unselfish

adjective more unselfish · most unselfish

  1. Not selfish. The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across.

    Similar: selfless, generous, altruistic

Opposite: selfish

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adjective

Opposite: selfish

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adj not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic

Españolaltruista, desprendido, generoso
日本語利他的 ritateki, 献身的 kenshinteki
中文無私的 /无私的 wúsī
Portuguêsgeneroso
Françaisgénéreux
Deutschuneigennützig, selbstlos
Italianoaltruista, altruistico
Românădezinteresat
Русскийбескоры́стный beskorýstnyj

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@misc{unselfish_2026,
  title = {unselfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unselfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}