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How to pronounce unselfishness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms generosity
Type of share-out, sharing
Derivation unselfish
Type Words
Type of generosity, generousness
Has types altruism, selflessness
Derivation unselfish


rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins.

Examples of unselfishness

unselfishness
Man's highest capacity, Koestler says, is self-transcendence, or unselfishness.
From the time.com
Buscher noticed that unselfishness more than anything as she was recruiting Yohn.
From the dailyherald.com
But they are every bit as good a team, because of their bond and unselfishness.
From the sacbee.com
I appreciate their unselfishness, but we've got guys that are capable shooters.
From the kentucky.com
What is helping this season is a culture of unselfishness Hawkins has created.
From the denverpost.com
The unselfishness out there on the floor, when we're great, that's what we do.
From the bostonherald.com
It's that kind of unselfishness that's made this such a special team to work with.
From the stltoday.com
They clearly admire his emotion and passion, his feistiness and unselfishness.
From the sfgate.com
However, Beasley's strength is unselfishness and making his teammates better.
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More examples
  • The quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins"
  • Generosity: acting generously
  • (unselfish) disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
  • (unselfishly) in an unselfish manner; "he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion"
  • 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' ...
  • The state of being unselfish