Meaning & use
Unselfishness
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The quality of caring more for the needs and interests of others than for one's own.
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Her unselfishness was evident in the way she always put her family first.
The volunteers' unselfishness inspired the whole community to give more.
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While selflessness is more common, unselfishness is an equally valid and long-established English word.
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