Synonyms for unselfish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-sel-fish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsɛl fɪʃ |
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Définition of unselfish
Origin :- 1690s, from un- (1) "not" + selfish. Cf. Danish uselvisk, Swedish osjälfvisk. Related: Unselfishly; unselfishness.
- adj kind, giving
- He was genuinely in love, even unselfishly—as far as he could be unselfish.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "What a noble and unselfish love yours has been," she murmured.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Steenie's unselfish solitude of soul made him every day dearer to her.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- His mother was the most generous and the most unselfish of human beings.
- Extract from : « A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs » by Laurence Hutton
- Yet he had thought her a rich, large soul, as unselfish as pure.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Take heart, Ralph Ray, most unselfish and long-suffering of men.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- The old man was deeply moved, but his was the most unselfish of souls.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Where all were unselfish, how could one who was utterly selfish dwell?
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 » by Various
- But Colonel Damer was as unselfish as it was possible for an old Indian to be.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
- Heaven alone can record the unselfish struggle I endured to let you play.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
Antonyms for unselfish
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