Definition of selfless
:having no concern for self :unselfish
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selflessly
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Far from selfless arbiters of right and wrong, CEOs are as responsible as anyone in America for skyrocketing inequality, climate crisis, waves of consumer fraud, and the biggest financial meltdown since the Depression.
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Speaking to the Croydon Advertiser, via Palace's official website, the young English midfielder made the selfless comments on the back of the Eagles' 3-0 home defeat to Premier League new-boys Huddersfield Town.
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Aside from a few gripes about Pratt being late to a date or two, Faris writes purely about her husband’s selfless qualities and how his presence grounded her and her insecurities.
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The every-man-for-himself creed of American politics has permeated all aspects of society, and Prior has reason to doubt his politically self-preening, helplessly neurotic partner’s capacity for selfless commitment.
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The researchers wonder, however, whether the feel-good effect of generosity could be dampened by deliberate attempts to take advantage of it—in other words, by expecting personal gains from performing selfless acts.
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Selfless at the plate, she was frequently asked to move the runners over in front of Ivy Davis and Allee Bunker.
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To truly love yourselves and others selfless, without ego, is to love every aspect of a human—including their sexuality.
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For the idle elite of his novel, charity is only intermittently selfless.
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First Known Use of selfless
1821
SELFLESS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of selfless for English Language Learners
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: having or showing great concern for other people and little or no concern for yourself
SELFLESS Defined for Kids
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Definition of selfless for Students
:showing great concern for and willingness to give unselfishly to others
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selflessness
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