'altruism' definitions:
Definition of 'altruism'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: altruism, selflessness] [ant: egocentrism, egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self- interest]
Synonyms of 'altruism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agape,
- beneficence,
- benevolence,
- benevolent disposition,
- benevolentness,
- Benthamism,
- bigheartedness,
- BOMFOG,
- brotherly love,
- caritas,
- charitableness,
- charity,
- Christian charity,
- Christian love,
- commitment,
- consecration,
- dedication,
- devotion,
- disinterest,
- disinterestedness,
- do-goodism,
- flower power,
- generosity,
- giving,
- goodwill,
- grace,
- greatheartedness,
- humaneness,
- humanitarianism,
- humanity,
- humility,
- largeheartedness,
- love,
- love of mankind,
- modesty,
- philanthropism,
- philanthropy,
- sacrifice,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- self-denial,
- self-devotion,
- self-effacement,
- self-forgetfulness,
- self-immolation,
- self-neglect,
- self-neglectfulness,
- self-renouncement,
- self-sacrifice,
- self-subjection,
- selflessness,
- unacquisitiveness,
- unpossessiveness,
- unselfishness,
- utilitarianism,
- welfarism,
- well-disposedness