Meaning & use
unselfish
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Concerned more with the needs of others than with one's own interests; generous.
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It was an unselfish act to give up his seat for the elderly passenger.
Her unselfish devotion to the charity inspired the whole team.
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Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'selfish'; 'selfless' is a more common near-synonym.
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