'Selflessness' definitions:
Definition of 'selflessness'
(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]
noun
Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity [syn: selflessness, self-sacrifice]
Definition of 'Selflessness'
From: GCIDE
- Selflessness \Self"less*ness\, n. Quality or state of being selfless. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'selflessness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- altruism,
- commitment,
- consecration,
- dedication,
- detachment,
- devotion,
- disinterest,
- disinterestedness,
- dispassion,
- dispassionateness,
- humility,
- impartiality,
- loftiness,
- modesty,
- neutrality,
- Olympian detachment,
- 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,
- unacquisitiveness,
- unbias,
- unbiasedness,
- unpossessiveness,
- unselfishness