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UNSELFISHNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acting generously
Synonyms:
generosity; unselfishness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("unselfishness" is a kind of...):
share-out; sharing (a distribution in shares)
Derivation:
unselfish (not greedy)
unselfish (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
Example:
rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("unselfishness" is a kind of...):
generosity; generousness (the trait of being willing to give your money or time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unselfishness"):
altruism; selflessness (the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others)
Antonym:
selfishness (stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others)
Derivation:
unselfish (not greedy)
unselfish (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others)
