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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.

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Origin of self-forgetful

First recorded in 1860–65

OTHER WORDS FROM self-forgetful

self-for·get·ful·ly, adverbself-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
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Words related to self-forgetful

altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, devoted, disinterested, extroverted, generous, helpful, humanitarian, incorruptible, indulgent, liberal, loving, magnanimous, noble, self-denying, self-effacing, self-forgetting, self-sacrificing

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British Dictionary definitions for self-forgetful

self-forgetful

adjective

forgetful of one's own interests

Derived forms of self-forgetful

self-forgetfully, adverbself-forgetfulness, noun
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