unselfishadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsɛlfɪʃ/

(un- prefix¹ 1. Cf. Danish uselvisk, Swedish osjälfvisk.)

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective]

selfless1651

unselfish1698

self-sacrificeda1711

self-abandoning1817

self-abandoned1830

sharing1922

1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 289 That Noble and Generous, disinteressed and unselvish Kind of Love.

1714 H. Grove Spectator No. 588. ⁋2 Notwithstanding which, the Inclination is nevertheless unselfish.

1834 T. Keble in Tracts for Times No. 43. 14 St. Paul, that most heroic, and (if there were such a word,) that most unselfish of men.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend Epil. 297 Rise up..And scatter with unselfish hands Thy freshness on the barren sands.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xl. 224 One of the most unselfish men that ever lived.

Derivatives

unˈselfishly adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adverb]

unegotistically1854

unselfishly1862

selflessly1872

1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ x. 435 Steady, sagacious, moderate, never unselfishly imprudent.

1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. 185 None will ever love you more unselfishly than I.

unˈselfishness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun]

unselfishnessa1834

selflessness1835

self-regardlessness1838

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 351 The unselfishness of self-love in the hopes and fears of religion.

1850 T. T. Lynch Memorials Theophilus Trinal v. 77 A most womanly unselfishness.

1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ v. 218 A cause, whose success demanded perfect union and unselfishness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	unselfish
释义	unselfishadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌənˈsɛlfɪʃ/ (un- prefix¹ 1. Cf. Danish uselvisk, Swedish osjälfvisk.) ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adjective] selfless1651 unselfish1698 self-sacrificeda1711 self-abandoning1817 self-abandoned1830 sharing1922 1698 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. IV. 289 That Noble and Generous, disinteressed and unselvish Kind of Love. 1714 H. Grove Spectator No. 588. ⁋2 Notwithstanding which, the Inclination is nevertheless unselfish. 1834 T. Keble in Tracts for Times No. 43. 14 St. Paul, that most heroic, and (if there were such a word,) that most unselfish of men. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend Epil. 297 Rise up..And scatter with unselfish hands Thy freshness on the barren sands. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xl. 224 One of the most unselfish men that ever lived. Derivatives unˈselfishly adv. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [adverb] unegotistically1854 unselfishly1862 selflessly1872 1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ x. 435 Steady, sagacious, moderate, never unselfishly imprudent. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. 185 None will ever love you more unselfishly than I. unˈselfishness n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] unselfishnessa1834 selflessness1835 self-regardlessness1838 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 351 The unselfishness of self-love in the hopes and fears of religion. 1850 T. T. Lynch Memorials Theophilus Trinal v. 77 A most womanly unselfishness. 1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ v. 218 A cause, whose success demanded perfect union and unselfishness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1698
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