04832951-n 'the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others';
 
Czech nesobeckost , obětavost
Chinese (simplified) 不自私 , 无我 , 无私
English unselfishness 1 ( ⊳ ⊳ ⇔ )
Italian altruismo , disinteresse , generosità
Japanese 無欲 , 無私 , 無慾
Definitions
Japanese
自分を第一に置かず、人に進んで自分の時間、金銭、努力などを与える性質
― 田舎の人たちは都会の同種の人たちよりも献身的で独りよがりでない
English
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
Relations
Hyponym: altruism
Hypernym: generosity
Antonym: selfishness
Semantic Field: attributen
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