Definitions for unselfish
ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃun·selfish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unselfishadjective

   disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others

2. unselfishadjective

   not greedy

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1. unselfishadjective

   Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.

   The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a u00A320 note to the next charity he came across.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unselfishadjective

   Not addicted to private interest.

   The most interested cannot purpose any thing so much to their own advantage, notwithstanding which the inclination is nevertheless unselfish. Spectator, № 588.

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1. unselfish

   Unselfish refers to a trait where one prioritizes the needs, interests, and well-being of others over their own. It is characterized by the willingness to act or give generously without expecting anything in return, often symbolizing altruism, selflessness and considerateness. It also includes the capacity to suppress personal desires in favor of supporting others.

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1. unselfish

   Song lyrics by unselfish -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by unselfish on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unselfish in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unselfish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of unselfish in a Sentence

1. Dwyane Wade:

   We're playing unselfish basketball, any given night, anybody can be more aggressive than other guys, depending on matchups, depending on the night.

2. Mary Howitt:

   God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race - to enlarge our hearts; and to make us unselfish and full of kindly sympathies and affection; to give our shoulds higher aims; to call out all our faculties to extended enterprise and exertion and to bring round our firesides bright faces, happy smiles, and loving, tender hearts. My soul blesses the great Father, every day, that he has gladdened the earth with little children

3. Pau Gasol:

   He was a great teammate, full of joy, a guy you want to have in your locker room, he's very unselfish, an incredible guy. I had a lot of memorable moments with him.

4. Iris Murdoch:

   In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.

5. Mike Conley:

   This is a very special group. It starts with our stars, Rudy (Gobert) and Don, two of the most unselfish stars you’re going to find in the league, and that kind of just trickles down to every player on our roster. We just sacrifice for each other.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unselfish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unselfish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unselfish
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unselfish