selflessness

noun

Definition of selflessnessnext
as in generosity
a tendency to regard the well-being of others as more important than one's own well-being She was widely admired for her selflessness and dedication to the cause.

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  1. generosity
  2. kindness
  3. philanthropy
  4. altruism
Noun
  • While the sheer volume of generosity captured in a single day is staggering, Giving Tuesday is more than just an excuse to spin up a fundraising campaign.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Last week, the 14-time Grammy winner once again showed her generosity when meeting fans following her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates scoring a victory against Las Vegas Raiders at the Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One act of kindness and then to have that dream and that goal to be able to help others and do one step at a time to get there.
    Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • Robert's eldest, Jonathan, is the president of the New England Patriots and the Kraft Group, Robert’s holding company that encompasses various business interests in sports, entertainment, packaging, philanthropy and real estate development.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
  • A little goes a long way in the name of philanthropy.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of philanthropy
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  • The resultant gratitude is more likely to stick around in the brain — and where gratitude abounds, altruism may follow.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Image In this moving departure from her Cash Blackbear series, Rendon shows how harm done to a marginalized community can reverberate through generations, and how collective altruism can be at odds with the needs of home and family.
    Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of altruism
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“Selflessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selflessness. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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