selflessness

[ self-lis-nis ]

/ ˈsɛlf lɪs nɪs /

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lack of preoccupation with one’s own interests, advancement, desires, etc., and attentiveness to those of others; unselfishness:Playing volleyball taught me the value of teamwork, discipline, and selflessness, which can all be applied in the classroom in helping others.

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Origin of selflessness

selfless + -ness

Words nearby selflessness

self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, selflessness, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading

How to use selflessness in a sentence

I learned the virtues of compassion, patience, hard work, selflessness, dedication, gratefulness and passion towards one’s profession and family from my parents and people around me.
'A Year Full of Emotions.' What Kids Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic|Allison Singer|June 12, 2021|Time
Let’s stop celebrating mothers for their selflessness or for always putting their children above their own needs and instead let them know they are not alone in holding the burden and that we recognize their strength, power and importance.
The Problem With Celebrating the Selflessness of Mothers|Anna Malaika Tubbs|May 7, 2021|Time
Today, once again, these heroes risked their lives to protect our Capitol and our Country, with the same extraordinary selflessness and spirit of service seen on January 6.
A Capitol Police Officer Is Killed in Another Deadly Attack at U.S. Capitol|Lissandra Villa|April 2, 2021|TIme
Her selflessness and subsequent self-awareness clashed with her history-making moments.
Mickey Guyton’s History-Making Country Music Grammy Nod Is Just the Beginning|Brande Victorian|March 12, 2021|Essence.com

And, in many videos, glimmers of admirable selflessness shine through.
Salsa made with a drill, and more: TikTok offers glimpses of life during the Texas storm|Travis Andrews|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
Knausgaard has somehow pushed narcissism to such an extreme point that it takes on the appearance of total selflessness.
Fear And Self-Loathing In Scandinavia: The Fiction Of Karl Ove Knausgaard|Ted Gioia|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
My life work will be to drag him down from his pinnacle of selflessness!
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
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
In this man there was neither the enthusiastic patriotism of a Chauvelin, nor the ardent selflessness of a Danton.
The Elusive Pimpernel|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Woman, by way of Motherhood, has endowed man with an ever fuller heritage of her attributes of selflessness and intuition.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction|Arabella Kenealy
Perhaps he was simply gaining time to suppress the emotions which the selflessness of the other had inspired.
The Man in the Twilight|Ridgwell Cullum

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