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self-forgetful

[ self-fer-get-fuh l, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf fərˈgɛt fəl, ˌsɛlf- /

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adjective

forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.

Origin of self-forgetful

First recorded in 1860–65

OTHER WORDS FROM self-forgetful

self-for·get·ful·ly, adverb self-for·get·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby self-forgetful

self-feeder, self-fertile, self-fertilization, self-financing, self-flattery, self-forgetful, self-forgetting, self-fulfilling, self-fulfillment, self-fulfilment, self-generated

Example sentences from the Web for self-forgetful

Lady Beldi shrieked aloud, and instantly repulsed the self-forgetful Lothario.

'Midst the Wild Carpathians |Mr Jkai
She at once turned to him with her most self-forgetful smile.

The Sword of Damocles |Anna Katharine Green
How considerate, how patient, how self-forgetful he had always been.

All Roads Lead to Calvary |Jerome K. Jerome
To every word of this narrative Elinor had listened, absorbed and self-forgetful.

The Pines of Lory |John Ames Mitchell

When a child I often visited this good pioneer woman—so faithful, cheerful, kind, self-forgetful.

Blazing The Way |Emily Inez Denny

British Dictionary definitions for self-forgetful

self-forgetful

adjective

forgetful of one's own interests

Derived forms of self-forgetful

self-forgetfully, adverb self-forgetfulness, noun