unselfish
[uhn-sel-fish]
- not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.
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Origin of unselfish
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Contemporary Examples
Have you ever in your life met a child as cheerful, spookily intelligent, unselfish, or indomitable as little Shirley?
Shirley Temple Survived Being the Biggest Child Star of All Time With Wit and GraceMalcolm Jones
February 11, 2014
Most Americans--most normal, decent, unselfish Americans--are for it.
People say giving is an unselfish act,” says Arsht in a telephone interview, “but the joy you get from giving is so exciting.
Historical Examples
He was genuinely in love, even unselfishly—as far as he could be unselfish.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
"What a noble and unselfish love yours has been," she murmured.
The Monster MenEdgar Rice Burroughs
Steenie's unselfish solitude of soul made him every day dearer to her.
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald
His mother was the most generous and the most unselfish of human beings.
A Boy I Knew and Four DogsLaurence Hutton
Yet he had thought her a rich, large soul, as unselfish as pure.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
unselfish
- not selfish or greedy; generous
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