Altruism \Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It.
altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.]
Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the
interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to
egoism or selfishness. [Recent] --J. S. Mill.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
altruism
n : the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
[syn: selflessness] [ant: egoism]
WordNet (r) 2.0
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "altruism":
BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape,
beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness,
bigheartedness, brotherly love, caritas, charitableness, charity,
commitment, consecration, dedication, devotion, disinterest,
disinterestedness, do-goodism, flower power, generosity, giving,
goodwill, grace, greatheartedness, humaneness, humanitarianism,
humanity, humility, largeheartedness, love, love of mankind,
modesty, philanthropism, philanthropy, sacrifice, self-abasement,
self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement,
self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, self-neglect,
self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice,
self-subjection, selflessness, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness,
unselfishness, utilitarianism, welfarism, well-disposedness
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
selflessness
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