altruistic

3 definitions found

altruistic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See
     Altruism..]
     Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to
     egoistic or selfish. --Bain. -- Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly,
     adv.
     [1913 Webster]

altruistic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  altruistic
      adj 1: showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn:
             altruistic, selfless] [ant: egocentric, egoistic,
             egoistical, self-centered, self-centred]

altruistic - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "altruistic":
     almsgiving, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, bounteous,
     bountiful, charitable, committed, consecrated, considerate,
     dedicated, devoted, disinterested, eleemosynary, freehearted,
     generous, good, greathearted, humane, humanitarian, humble, kind,
     largehearted, liberal, magnanimous, modest, noble-minded,
     open-handed, philanthropic, sacrificing, self-abasing,
     self-abnegating, self-abnegatory, self-denying, self-devoted,
     self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-immolating, self-neglectful,
     self-neglecting, self-renouncing, self-sacrificing,
     self-unconscious, selfless, unacquisitive, unpossessive,
     unpretentious, unselfish, unsparing of self, welfare,
     welfare statist, welfarist