SELFLESSNESS

selflessness, self-sacrifice

(noun) acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

altruism, selflessness

(noun) the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

selflessness (usually uncountable, plural selflessnesses)

The quality or state of being selfless.

Antonyms

• selfishness

Source: Wiktionary


Self"less*ness, n.

Definition: Quality or state of being selfless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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