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- pronunciation:
- self
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
having or showing an unselfish lack of concern for oneself and one's interests.
I am so grateful to the aides at the nursing home for their selfless acts of kindness to my mother.My father was lucky to be raised by a selfless aunt who took him into her home and heart.- antonyms:
- self-centered, selfish
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| related words: |
heroic, unselfish |
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| derivations: |
selflessly (adv.), selflessness (n.) |
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