Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See
Altruism..]
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to
egoistic or selfish. --Bain. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
altruistic
adj : showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others [syn: selfless]
[ant: egoistic]
WordNet (r) 2.0
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "altruistic":
almsgiving, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, bounteous,
bountiful, charitable, committed, consecrated, considerate,
dedicated, devoted, disinterested, eleemosynary, freehearted,
generous, good, greathearted, humane, humanitarian, humble, kind,
largehearted, liberal, magnanimous, modest, noble-minded,
open-handed, philanthropic, sacrificing, self-abasing,
self-abnegating, self-abnegatory, self-denying, self-devoted,
self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-immolating, self-neglectful,
self-neglecting, self-renouncing, self-sacrificing,
self-unconscious, selfless, unacquisitive, unpossessive,
unpretentious, unselfish, unsparing of self, welfare,
welfare statist, welfarist
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
selfless
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