selflessness

3 definitions found

selflessness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Selflessness \Self"less*ness\, n.
     Quality or state of being selfless.
     [1913 Webster]

selflessness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

selflessness - 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