unselfish

[ uhn-sel-fish ]

/ ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃ /

not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.

Origin of unselfish

First recorded in 1690–1700; un-¹ + selfish

un·self·ish·ly, adverb un·self·ish·ness, noun

He loved his kind, and his life was most unselfishly devoted to their service.

The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. Sparks
Mormon Joe was only a name, a memory, but he had loved her unselfishly and truly.

The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart
I never saw a body of men work together so unselfishly as these.

Japan |Dorothy Menpes
He was unselfishly sorry for Mabel, but she had met the last claim of duty and he had waited long.

Wyndham's Pal |Harold Bindloss

Now you will probably change your mind about unselfishly surrendering Rita to Williams.

A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties |Charles Major

unselfish

/ (ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ) /

not selfish or greedy; generous

unselfishly, adverb unselfishness, noun