selflessness

noun

Definition of selflessnessnext
as in generosity
a tendency to regard the well-being of others as more important than one's own well-being She was widely admired for her selflessness and dedication to the cause.

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  1. generosity
  2. kindness
  3. philanthropy
  4. altruism
Noun
  • How does an actor convey this kind of go-for-broke generosity, a quality as elusive as a cloud floating across the sky?
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There has been an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, from the most modest to the wealthiest, and [from] beyond France.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One act of kindness and then to have that dream and that goal to be able to help others and do one step at a time to get there.
    Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • Fleming underscored the significant role of private philanthropy in the U.S., citing luxury brands’ contributions and her own institution’s foundation based on J. Paul Getty’s legacy.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The spirit of philanthropy is contagious and begins with each of us to create better communities.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of philanthropy
Noun
  • The resultant gratitude is more likely to stick around in the brain — and where gratitude abounds, altruism may follow.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Image In this moving departure from her Cash Blackbear series, Rendon shows how harm done to a marginalized community can reverberate through generations, and how collective altruism can be at odds with the needs of home and family.
    Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of altruism
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“Selflessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selflessness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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