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un·self·ish
 unselfish
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
sel
fihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
apt to share with or sacrifice for others; generous.
She'd inherited the entire estate, but she was unselfish and used the money to help out her castoff brother and her cousins.- synonyms:
- altruistic, benevolent, bighearted, generous, greathearted, liberal, openhanded
- antonyms:
- selfish
- similar words:
- big, considerate, lavish, magnanimous, munificent, selfless, unsparing
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| related words: |
benevolent, bounteous, bountiful, cheerful, liberal, profuse |
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| derivations: |
unselfishly (adv.), unselfishness (n.) |
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