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ALTRUISTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does altruistic mean?
• ALTRUISTIC (adjective)
The adjective ALTRUISTIC has 1 sense:
1. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Familiarity information: ALTRUISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Synonyms:
altruistic; selfless
Also:
unselfish (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others)
Antonym:
egoistic (limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs)
Derivation:
altruist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
Context examples
She was divinely altruistic, and she was a woman.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“An altruistic act is an act performed for the welfare of others. It is unselfish, as opposed to an act performed for self, which is selfish.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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