unselfishness

unselfishness
noun
1. the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others (Freq. 1)
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rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins

Ant: ↑selfishness
Derivationally related forms: ↑unselfish
Hypernyms: ↑generosity, ↑generousness
Hyponyms: ↑altruism, ↑selflessness
2. acting generously
Syn: ↑generosity
Derivationally related forms: ↑unselfish, ↑generous (for: ↑generosity)
Hypernyms: ↑sharing, ↑share-out

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