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selfless

[ self-lis ]

/ ˈsɛlf lɪs /

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adjective

having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position, money, etc.; unselfish.

Origin of selfless

First recorded in 1815–25; self + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM selfless

self·less·ly, adverb self·less·ness, noun

Words nearby selfless

selfdom, selfheal, selfhood, selfie, selfish, selfless, selfness, selfridge, selfsame, selfward, selihoth

Example sentences from the Web for selflessness

They taught me selflessness, boldness, and investing in future leaders.

How a Tough-Talking Former Football Star Is Helping to Save Obamacare |Joshua DuBois |January 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And he lauded Giffords for teaching Americans “the true meaning of hope in the face of despair,” and selflessness.

As Gabrielle Giffords Resigns, Who Might Pursue Her Arizona Seat? |Terry Greene Sterling |January 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His final act of selflessness was to dive on top of his wife, sacrificing his life for hers.

Obama's Arizona Speech: Video and Text |The Daily Beast |January 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Their actions, their selflessness poses a challenge to each of us.

Obama's Arizona Speech: Video and Text |The Daily Beast |January 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The nobility and absolute 'selflessness' of Liszt's playing had to be heard to be understood.

Franz Liszt |James Huneker
More calm philosophy not unmixed with a delicate sense of pride this time, and a sublime if unconscious vein of selflessness.

The Heart of a Woman |Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
You had the impression that that was in terms of selflessness?

Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
How can a cautious, cunning, time-serving man of the world understand the selflessness of the Son of God?

Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew |John Monro Gibson
He knew her innate gentleness, the selflessness of her disposition, but he knew also that there was a limit to all things.

The Shadow of the East |E. M. Hull

British Dictionary definitions for selflessness

selfless

/ (ˈsɛlflɪs) /

adjective

having little concern for one's own interests

Derived forms of selfless

selflessly, adverb selflessness, noun