noun
1. the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others (Freq. 1)
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rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
• Ant: ↑selfishness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unselfish
• Hypernyms: ↑generosity, ↑generousness
• Hyponyms: ↑altruism, ↑selflessness
2. acting generously
• Syn: ↑generosity
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unselfish, ↑generous (for: ↑generosity)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.