selflessness

self·less

 (sĕlf′lĭs)

adj.

Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: a selfless act of charity.

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self′less·ly adv.

self′less·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	selflessness - the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others altruism unselfishness - 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"
	2.	selflessness - acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity self-sacrifice self-abnegation, self-renunciation, abnegation, self-denial, denial - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

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Translations

عَدَم أنانِيَّه

nesobeckost

uselviskhed

Selbstlosigkeit

désintéressement

önzetlenség

óeigingirni

uselviskhet

nesebeckosť

özverililik

大公无私

selflessness

[ˈselflɪsnɪs] N → desinterés m

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selflessness

[ˈsɛlfləsnɪs] n → dévouement m, abnégation fself-loading [ˌsɛlfˈləʊdɪŋ] adj [gun] → semi-automatiqueself-loathing [ˌsɛlfˈləʊðɪŋ] n → dégoût m de soiself-locking [ˌsɛlfˈlɒkɪŋ] adj → à fermeture automatiqueself-made [ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd] adj → qui ne doit rien à personne
He is a self-made man
BUT C'est un self-made-man.self-opinionated [ˌsɛlfəˈpɪnjəneɪtɪd] adj → entêté(e)self-parody [ˌsɛlfˈpærədi] n → autoparodie fself-pity [ˌsɛlfˈpɪti] n → apitoiement m sur soi-mêmeself-pitying [ˌsɛlfˈpɪtiɪŋ] adj → qui s'apitoie sur son sort
At the risk of sounding self-pitying, I'd say it has been harder on me than it has on Joanne → Au risque de sembler m'apitoyer sur mon sort, je dirais que cela a été plus dur pour moi que pour Joanne.self-portrait [ˌsɛlfˈpɔː^rtreɪt] n → autoportrait mself-possessed [ˌsɛlfpəˈzɛst] adj → maître de soi(maîtresse)self-possession [ˌsɛlfpəˈzɛʃ^ən] n (= self-assurance) → assurance fself-preservation [ˌsɛlfprɛzə^rˈveɪʃ^ən] n → instinct m de conservationself-proclaimed [ˌsɛlfprəˈkleɪmd] adj

[leader, president, expert] → autoproclamé(e)

(= self-confessed) [liar, alcoholic] → impénitent(e); [racist] → déclaré(e)self-promotion [ˌsɛlfprəˈməʊʃ^ən] n → autopromotion fself-propelled [ˌsɛlfprəˈpɛld] adj → autopropulsé(e)self-protection [ˌsɛlfprəˈtɛkʃ^ən] n → réflexe m de défense
What I did was simple self-protection → Je n'ai eu qu'un simple réflexe de défense.
out of self-protection → pour se protégerself-raising flour n (British) → farine f à gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)self-referential [ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃ^əl] adj → autoréférentiel(le)self-regulation [ˌsɛlfrɛgjʊˈleɪʃ^ən] n → autoréglementation fself-regulatory [ˌsɛlfrɛgjʊˈleɪtəri] self-regulating [ˌsɛlfˈrɛgjʊleɪtɪŋ] adj [system] → autorégulé(e)self-reliance [ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪəns] n (= independence) → autonomie f
The Prime Minister called for more economic self-reliance → Le Premier ministre a appelé à plus d'autonomie sur le plan économique.
to learn self-reliance → apprendre à ne dépendre de personneself-reliant [ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪənt] adj [person] → autonomeself-respect [ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛkt] n → respect m de soiself-respecting [ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛktɪŋ] adj → qui se respecte
No self-respecting oil tycoon has fewer than two helicopters → Tout magnat du pétrole qui se respecte a au moins deux hélicoptères.
He died as any self-respecting gangster should - in a hail of bullets → Il est mort, comme tout gangster qui se respecte, dans une grêle de balles.self-restraint [ˌsɛlfrɪˈstreɪnt] n → retenue fself-righteous [ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəs] adj [person] → satisfait(e) de soi; [tone] → moralisateur/trice; [attitude] → pharisaïqueself-righteousness [ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəsnɪs] n → pharisaïsme mself-rising flour n (US) → farine f à gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)self-sacrifice [ˌsɛlfˈsækrɪfaɪs] n → abnégation fself-sacrificing [ˌsɛlfˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ] adj → altruisteself-same [ˌsɛlfˈseɪm] adj → mêmeself-satisfaction [ˌsɛlfsætɪsˈfækʃ^ən] n (= smugness) → autosatisfaction fself-satisfied [ˌsɛlfˈsætɪsfaɪd] adj [person] → autosatisfait(e); [smile] → d'autosatisfactionself-sealing [ˌsɛlfˈsiːlɪŋ] adj [envelope] → autocollant(e)self-service [ˌsɛlfˈsɜː^rvɪs]

adj [restaurant, petrol station] → libre-service inv
it's self-service → c'est en libre-service

n → self-service mself-serving [ˌsɛlfˈsɜː^rvɪŋ] adj [motive] → intéressé(e); [person] → cupide
corrupt, self-serving politicians → des politiciens corrompus et cupidesself-starter [ˌsɛlfˈstɑː^rtə^r] n

(in car) → démarreur m

(= hard-working person) personne capable de travailler sans supervision et de prendre des initiativesself-study [ˌsɛlfˈstʌdi]

n → auto-apprentissage m

modif [course, module] → d'auto-apprentissageself-styled [ˌsɛlfˈstaɪld] adj → soi-disant invself-sufficiency [ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃ^ənsi] n → autosuffisance fself-sufficient [ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃ^ənt] adj

[country, person] (in resources) → autosuffisant(e)
to be self-sufficient in sth → être autosuffisant(e) en qch

(= self-reliant) [person] → autonomeself-supporting [ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔː^rtɪŋ] adj → financièrement indépendant(e)self-tanning [ˌsɛlfˈtænɪŋ] adj [cream, lotion] → autobronzant(e)self-taught [ˌsɛlfˈtɔːt] adj → autodidacteself-test [ˌsɛlfˈtɛst] n (COMPUTING) → autotest mself-timer [ˌsɛlfˈtaɪmə^r] n (on camera) → retardateur mself-will [ˌsɛlfˈwɪl] n → volonté f
She had a lot of self-will → Elle avait beaucoup de volonté.self-willed [ˌsɛlfˈwɪld] adj → volontaire
He was very independent and self-willed → Il était très indépendant et volontaire.self-worth self worth [ˌsɛlfˈwɜː^rθ] n → amour-propre m

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selflessness

n → Selbstlosigkeit f

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selflessness

[ˈsɛlflɪsnɪs] n → altruismo

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self

(self) – plural selves (selvz) – noun

1. a person's own body and personality. self نَفْس الإنسان وجَسَدُه собствена личност o eu osobnost das Selbst selv εαυτόςuno mismo ise نفس؛شخصيت itse la personne הָאֲנִי स्व svoje “ja”, sam (pojedinac) saját maga diri persónan sjálf io 自身 자기 자신 aš pats pats diri zelfjeg, ens egen person, selvet własne ja خپل ځان، پخپله، ذات، نفس، شخص: پرځان مينتوب، خپل چاريتوب، دځان مننه، خود خواهي o eu eu, ego; sine(le) личность osobnosť osebnost pojedinac jag ตัวเราเอง kendi, ben 自身，自我 власна особа; сам کسی شخص یا شے کی اپنی ذات bản thân, bản chất 自身，自我

2. one's own personal interests or advantage. He always thinks first of self. homself مَصْلَحَةٌ ذاتِيَّه лична изгода em si vlastní osoba das eigene Ich sig selv προσωπικό συμφέρον sí mismo ise, enese خويش oma etu soi-mêmeעצמי व्यक्तित्व sebe (misliti prvo na sebe) önmaga pribadinya (maður) sjálfur se stesso, sé 自分の事 사리, 이기심 savo pats diri sendiri zichzelfseg selv własny interes پخپله em si sine (însuşi) собственные интересы vlastná osoba sam nase sebe sig själv ตัวเอง kişisel çıkar, kendi menfaati 私利 сам ذاتی ذوق شوق lợi thế hay thú vui của bản thân 私利，自身利益

ˈselfish adjective

(negative unselfish) thinking of one's own pleasure or good and not considering other people. a selfish person/attitude. selfsugtig أناني егоистичен egoísta sobecký selbstsüchtig egoistisk εγωιστικόςegoísta isekas خودخواه itsekäs égoïsteאנוכי स्वार्थी sebičan önző mementingkan diri sendiri eigingjarn; sem ber vott um eigingirni/sjálfselsku egoista 利己的な 이기적인 savanaudis egoistisks; savtīgs pentingkan diri sendiri zelfzuchtigegoistisk, egenkjærligegoistyczny خود خواه egoísta egoist эгоистический, эгоистичный sebecký sebičen sebičan självisk เห็นแก่ตัว bencil, egoist 自私的 егоїстичний خود غرض ích kỉ 自私的

ˈselfishly adverb

selfsugtig بأنانِيَّه егоистично egoistamente sobecky selbstsüchtig egoistiskt εγωιστικά de forma egoísta isekalt خودخواهانه itsekkäästi égoïstement בְּאָנוֹכִיוּת स्वार्थी भाव से sebično önző módon secara egois af eigingirni egoisticamente 利己的に 이기적으로 savanaudiškai egoistiski; savtīgi dengan hanya mementingkan diri sendiri zelfzuchtigegoistisk, egennyttig samolubnie خودخواهانه egoistamente (în mod) egoist эгоистично sebecky sebično sebično själviskt อย่างเห็นแก่ตัว bencilce, egoistçe 自私地 егоїстично خود غرضی سے ích kỉ 自私地

ˈselfishness noun

selfsugtigheid أنانِيَّه егоизъм egoísmo sobectví die Selbstsucht egoisme εγωισμόςegoísmo isekus خودخواهي itsekkyys égoïsmeאנוכיות स्वार्थीकता sebičnost önzés sikap egois eigingirni, sjálfselska egoismo 利己主義 이기심 savanaudiškumas egoisms; savtīgums sifat yang mementingkan diri sendiri zelfzuchtegoisme, egenkjærlighetegoizm خود خواهي egoísmo egoism эгоизм sebectvo sebičnost sebičnost själviskhet ความเห็นแก่ตัว bencillik, egoistlik 自私 егоїзм خود غرضی sự ích kỉ 自私

ˈselfless adjective

utterly unselfish. As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty. onselfsugtig غَيْر أناني саможертвен desinteressado nesobecký selbstlos uselvisk ανιδιοτελήςdesinteresado ennastsalgav, isetu فداكار epäitsekäs désintéressé לא אָנוֹכִי नि:स्वार्थी nesebičan önzetlen tidak egois óeigingjarn disinteressato 無私の 이기심이 없는, 이타적인 nesavanaudiškas nesavtīgs; pašaizliedzīgs yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiri onzelfzuchtiguselviskbezinteresowny فداکار desinteressado dezinte­resat самоотверженный, бескорыстный nesebecký nesebičen nesebičan osjälvisk ไม่เห็นแก่ตัว bencil olmayan, özverili 無私的 самовідданий بے غرض không ích kỉ, vị tha 无私的

ˈselflessly adverb

onselfsugtig بدون أنانِيَّه саможертвено desinteressadamente nesobecky selbstlos uselviskt ανιδιοτελώς de forma desinteresada ennastsalgavalt فداكارانه epäitsekkäästi sans penser à soi בְּחוֹסֵר אָנוֹכִיוּת नि:स्वार्थता से nesebično önzetlenül secara tidak egois af óeigingirni disinteressatamente 無私に 이기심 없이 nesavanaudiškai nesavtīgi; pašaizliedzīgi dengan sikap yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiri onzelfzuchtiguselvisk bezinteresownie فداکارانه desinteressadamente (în mod) altruist самоотверженно, бескорыстно nesebecky nesebično nesebično osjälviskt อย่างไม่เห็นแก่ตัว özverili şekilde 無私地 самовіддано بے نیازی سے không ích kỉ, vị tha 无私地

ˈselflessness noun

onselfsugtigheid عَدَم أنانِيَّه самопожертвователност desinteresse nesobeckost die Selbstlosigkeit uselviskhed ανιδιοτέλεια desinterés ennastsalgavus فداكاري epäitsekkyys désintéressement חוֹסֵר אָנוֹכִיוּת नि:स्वार्थता nesebičnost önzetlenség sikap tidak egois óeigingirni disinteresse, altruismo 無私 이기심이 없음 nesavanaudiškumas nesavtīgums; pašaizliedzība sifat yang tidak mementingkan diri sendiri onzelfzuchtigheiduselviskhet bezinteresowność فداکاری desinteresse altruism самоотверженность, бескорыстие nesebeckosť nesebičnost nesebičnost osjälviskhet ความไม่เห็นแก่ตัว özverililik 大公無私 самовідданість بے نیازی lòng vị tha 大公无私

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