selflessness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
selflessness
    n 1: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
         [syn: {altruism}, {selflessness}] [ant: {egocentrism},
         {egoism}, {self-centeredness}, {self-concern}, {self-
         interest}]
    2: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of
       the joint activity [syn: {selflessness}, {self-sacrifice}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Selflessness \Self"less*ness\, n.
   Quality or state of being selfless.
   [1913 Webster]
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "selflessness":
      Olympian detachment, altruism, commitment, consecration,
      dedication, detachment, devotion, disinterest, disinterestedness,
      dispassion, dispassionateness, humility, impartiality, loftiness,
      modesty, neutrality, 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

    

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