selfless

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈsɛlfləs/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position, money, etc.; unselfish; altruistic.; Characterized by a willingness to sacrifice one's own interests or well-being for the benefit of others.; Free from selfishness; not motivated by personal gain or advantage.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more selfless Superlative: most selfless

Collocations

selfless actselfless devotionselfless serviceselfless loveselfless dedicationselfless sacrifice

Derivatives

selflesslyselflessnessselfselfish

Synonyms

altruisticunselfishgenerousself-sacrificingmagnanimousphilanthropic

Antonyms

selfishegotisticalself-centeredgreedy

Commonly confused

selfish
EN: 'Selfish' is the direct antonym, meaning concerned primarily with one's own interests rather than others'.
selflessly
EN: 'Selflessly' is the adverb form; 'selfless' is the adjective modifying nouns, while 'selflessly' modifies verbs.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 's' at the junction of 'self' + 'less': self-less, not 'selfles'.

💬 Examples

  1. Her selfless devotion to the charity inspired everyone around her.

  2. The firefighters made a selfless decision to enter the burning building to save the trapped family.

  3. He gave a selfless performance, always setting up his teammates rather than taking the shot himself.