self-forgetful

[self-fer-get-fuhl, self-]

adjective

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

self-forgetful

adjective

1. forgetful of one's own interests

Other Word Forms

• self-forgetfully adverb
• self-forgetfulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-forgetful¹

First recorded in 1860–65