selfless
SELF-luhs/ˈsɛlfləs/
- 1Caring more about the needs of others than about yourself, and acting without selfishness.
Like a candle that gives light to everyone around it while burning itself down.
The firefighter's selfless rush into the burning building saved three lives.
Volunteers showed selfless dedication throughout the long weeks of flood relief.
Similarunselfish, altruistic, self-sacrificing, generous
Oppositeselfish, self-centered, self-serving, egotistical
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with selfless, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.
Origin
Formed from "self" combined with the suffix "-less," giving the sense of being without concern for oneself.