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Noun: unselfishness  `ún'sel-fish-nus
  1. 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. Acting generously
    - generosity

Derived forms: unselfishnesses

See also: unselfish

Type of: generosity, generousness, share-out, sharing

Antonym: selfishness

Encyclopedia: Unselfishness

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