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Definition of Selflessness
1. Noun. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
Generic synonyms: Unselfishness
Derivative terms: Altruist, Selfless
Antonyms: Egoism
2. Noun. Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity.
Specialized synonyms: Abnegation, Denial, Self-abnegation, Self-denial, Self-renunciation
Generic synonyms: Cooperation
Derivative terms: Selfless
Definition of Selflessness
1. n. Quality or state of being selfless.
Definition of Selflessness
1. Noun. The quality or state of being selfless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Selflessness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Selflessness
Literary usage of Selflessness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies of the Man Christ Jesus by Robert Elliott Speer (1896)
"The generous freeness and selflessness of His deeds. He never minded personal
lack (Luke ix. 58). When, having no leisure so much as to eat, He was about to ..."
2. Phantasmagoria by Montgomery Hughes, David Atkinson (2006)
"That is Buddhistic selflessness. If one does not care, one cannot be happy, and
surely this ensures a content life. ..."
3. The 30 Trials of IX and the Angels by Mark Durant (2004)
"Chapter 7: The Information Angel; The Leaf-Plants' Protection; "Selflessness is
Self Ix realized that the twenty-fourth angel's song was beginning when he ..."
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