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selflessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | self-sacrifice |
| Type of | cooperation |
| Has types | denial, abnegation, self-denial, self-renunciation, self-abnegation |
| Derivation | selfless |
selflessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | altruism |
| Type of | unselfishness |
| Derivation | selfless |
Examples of selflessness
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Now, there have been countless acts of kindness and selflessness in recent days.
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Perhaps the biggest lesson I've learned about motherhood so far is selflessness.
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In his capacity as princeps, selfishness and selflessness coexisted in his mind.
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His selflessness and kindness eventually wins over the hearts of Rin and Kuriko.
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Children ask selflessness of women and to think of others'needs before their own.
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A little selflessness right now could go a long way to improving our situation.
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Its cool how the selflessness of some people can seem so fascinating to others.
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Carolyn was an only child, something she did with grace and total selflessness.
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With all that proclaimed selflessness, how can there still be so many problems?
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- Altruism: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
- Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and a core aspect of various religious traditions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Sikhism, and many others, even though the concept of 'others' ...
- (Selfless (album)) Selfless is Godflesh's third official album. It was released in 1994 on Earache Records.
- (Selfless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)) "Selfless" is the fifth episode of the seventh and final season of television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- The quality or state of being selfless
- (selfless) Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish
- (Selfless) Refers to a mental state in which personal security and happiness are seen as secondary to a higher purpose. The sole purpose which seems to have the potential for producing selflessness is the pursuit of creativity as an end in itself. ...
- The attribute of the atman, the essential self or selfhood; on the upward arc of evolution we strive to wean our lower or personal self from attachments to objects of personal desire and to achieve the universality of feeling which pertains to this divine essence (atman). ...
