selflessness

/ˈsɛɫfɫəsnɪs/ noun

the quality of thinking more about other people's needs and happiness than your own

Word Origin Selfless means devoid of self, and selflessness is the quality. Self comes from Proto-Germanic *selbaz 'self, same,' related to Latin se 'oneself.' -less is from *lausaz 'loose, free, empty,' also giving us loose, loss, -less in countless words. So selflessness is the state of being free from self.

noun the quality of thinking more about other people's needs and happiness than your own

Her selflessness was shown when she gave her lunch to the hungry child.

(名词) 无私;忘我;利他

她把午餐给了饥饿的孩子,表现出她的无私。

(sustantivo) altruismo; abnegación; desinterés [la cualidad de pensar más en las necesidades y felicidad de los demás que en las propias]

Su desinterés se mostró cuando le dio su almuerzo al niño hambriento.

(nom) altruisme; abnégation; désintéressement [Qualité d'une personne qui se soucie davantage des besoins et du bonheur des autres que des siens propres.]

Sa selflessness s'est manifestée lorsqu'elle a donné son déjeuner à un enfant affamé.

(Substantiv) Selbstlosigkeit; Uneigennützigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, mehr an die Bedürfnisse und das Wohl anderer zu denken als an die eigenen.]

Ihre **selflessness** zeigte sich, als sie ihr Mittagessen dem hungrigen Kind gab.

(名詞) 自分よりも他人の必要や幸福を優先する性質。

彼女の無私の精神は、空腹の子どもに自分の昼食を分け与えた時に表れた。

(substantivo) abnegação; altruísmo; desprendimento [A qualidade de pensar mais nas necessidades e na felicidade dos outros do que nas próprias.]

Sua generosidade ficou evidente quando ela deu seu almoço para a criança com fome.

Word parts: self + less + ness

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