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In India, it's hard not to have Gandhi as a hero. To give up everything - including power and money - and to live for his countrymen, that beats everything else. He's a role model of selflessness.
Amit Bhatia

Meaning of "selflessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELFLESSNESS

selflessness  [ˈselfləsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELFLESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selflessness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELFLESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of selflessness in the English dictionary

The definition of selflessness in the dictionary is the quality of having little concern for your own interests.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELFLESSNESS


breathlessness
ˈbreθləsnɪs
callousness
ˈkæləsnɪs
carelessness
ˈkeələsnɪs
helplessness
ˈhɛlpləsnɪs
hopelessness
ˈhəʊpləsnɪs
joblessness
ˈdʒɒbləsnɪs
lawlessness
ˈlɔːləsnɪs
listlessness
ˈlɪstləsnɪs
meticulousness
mɪˈtɪkjʊləsnɪs
powerlessness
ˈpaʊələsnɪs
recklessness
ˈrɛkləsnɪs
restlessness
ˈrɛstləsnɪs
ridiculousness
rɪˈdɪkjʊləsnɪs
rootlessness
ˈruːtləsnɪs
ruthlessness
ˈruːθləsnɪs
sleeplessness
ˈsliːpləsnɪs
thoughtlessness
ˈθɔːtləsnɪs
timelessness
ˈtaɪmləsnɪs
uselessness
ˈjuːsləsnɪs
zealousness
ˈzeləsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELFLESSNESS

self-willed
self-winding
self-worship
self-worth
selfdom
selfheal
selfhood
selfie
selfish
selfishly
selfishness
selfism
selfist
selfless
selflessly
selfness
selfsame
selfsameness
selfward
selfwards

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELFLESSNESS

biliousness
business
consciousness
dangerousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
hilariousness
homelessness
jealousness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
rebelliousness
religiousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of selflessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selflessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELFLESSNESS

Find out the translation of selflessness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of selflessness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selflessness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无私
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desinterés
570 millions of speakers

English

selflessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निस्वार्थता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نكران الذات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бескорыстие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abnegação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরার্থপরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

altruisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa mementingkan diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstlosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無私無欲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanpa pamrih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lòng vị tha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுயநலமின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निस्वार्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bensizliktir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

altruismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezinteresowność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безкорисливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

altruism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανιδιοτέλεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onselfsugtigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osjälviskhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uselviskhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selflessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELFLESSNESS»

The term «selflessness» is regularly used and occupies the 80.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELFLESSNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about selflessness

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELFLESSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word selflessness.
1
Gerry Adams
Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.
2
Nancy Astor
Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.
3
Amit Bhatia
In India, it's hard not to have Gandhi as a hero. To give up everything - including power and money - and to live for his countrymen, that beats everything else. He's a role model of selflessness.
4
Rosa DeLauro
1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves.
5
Sebastian Faulks
I think closeness to death would be pretty exhilarating in a way, and friendship, yeh, and selflessness, a kind of selflessness, a sense of your own worthlessness, I think, is pretty exhilarating.
6
Billy Graham
Many churches of all persuasions are hiring research agencies to poll neighborhoods, asking what kind of church they prefer. Then the local churches design themselves to fit the desires of the people. True faith in God that demands selflessness is being replaced by trendy religion that serves the selfish.
7
John Grogan
Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs - loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love - can be elusive to humans.
8
Ricky Martin
Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.
9
Mike Pence
The true legacy of 9-11 cannot be found among political leaders of the day, but in the citizen soldiers and public safety personnel who answered that day with courage and selflessness.
10
Anthony Perkins
I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELFLESSNESS»

Discover the use of selflessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selflessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beyond Selflessness: Reading Nietzsche's Genealogy
Christopher Janaway presents a full commentary on Nietzsche's most studied work, On the Genealogy of Morality, and combines close reading of key passages with an overview of Nietzsche's wider aims.
Christopher Janaway, 2009
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What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness
Using dozens of fascinating real-life examples, Elizabeth Svoboda explains how our genes compel us to do good for others, how going through suffering is linked to altruism, and how acting heroic can greatly improve your mental health.
Elizabeth Svoboda, 2013
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The Spirit of Selflessness in Maoist China: Socialist ...
Using Foucault's theory of 'technologies of the self', Lynteris examines the conflict between self-cultivation and the abolition of the self in the biopolitically neuralgic field of 'socialist medicine'.
Christos Lynteris, 2012
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What is Love: Examples of love and selflessness
Love is demonstrated in many different ways for different people. Examples of love and selflessness. Suggested for ages 7 and under. For more kids products and free downloads, visit our website at http://www.icharacter.org
Agnes de Bezenac, Salem de Bezenac, 2012
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Teaching peace: toward cultural selflessness
Explains how parents and teachers can instill attitudes of selflessness and nonaggression in the younger generation.
Thomas J. Lasley, 1994
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Emptiness Yoga: The Tibetan Middle Way
son apprehending the letter "A" does not exist as a different entity from the letter " A" that he or she apprehends is also a realization of the subtle selflessness of a phenomenon, a person. Likewise, in the Autonomy School, a person's absence of ...
Jeffrey Hopkins, Joe Bransford Wilson, 1997
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A Dose of Emptiness: An Annotated Translation of the sTong ...
These [two selves] they believe to be of quite different types. The glorious Candra , however, states that, although selflessness is divided into parts depending upon the basis, [that is, either person or phenomena,] the self that is refuted [in each ...
Mkhas-grub Dge-legs-dpal-bzaṅ-po, José Ignacio Cabezón, 1992
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In Search of Reality: A Layman's Journey Through Indian ...
Selflessness. of. Buddhism. Vs. Self. of. Upanisads. 1 . Self. Vs. Selflessness. In spite of very clear expositions in the Buddhist teachings that Nirvana is selflessness, it is baffling how some scholars try to read in the concept of Nirvana some sort ...
O. N. Krishnan, 2004
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Path to the Middle: Oral Madhyamika Philosophy in Tibet: The ...
The "mine" is not a person; it is instantiated by the aggregates. Candraklrti's Entrance presents two categories of selflessness — the selflessness of persons and of phenomena [other than persons]. In Prasarigika, no distinction in coarseness or ...
Kensur Yeshey Tupden, Anne C. Klein, 1994
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Insight Into Emptiness
All Buddhist schools except the Prasangika assert that the coarse selflessness of person is the lack of a permanent, unitary, and independent person and the subtle selflessness is the absence of a self—sufficient, substantially existent person.
Khensur Jampa Tegchok, Jampa Tegchok, Thubten Chodron, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELFLESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selflessness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Selflessness turned around Tyrann Mathieu's career
Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu has undergone a remarkable turnaround in the past few years. Still only 23, Mathieu has gone from losing his spot on the LSU ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
KEVIN KING: Humbling examples of selflessness at Arrow Awards
... devotion to duty and the overcoming of adversity, as well as hard working businesses and truly humbling examples of selflessness that showed the very best ... «Worthing Herald, Jul 15»
3
Let us remember and honour children's spirit, teachers' selflessness
"The selflessness of our teachers reminds us to give our best to our students. The spirit of our children inspires us to be teachers," Education Minister Heng Swee ... «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»
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ALEXANDER: Astros' Marisnick lets his selflessness take over
Houston Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick, a former Riverside Poly star, singles in a run during a ninth inning comeback in Thursday night's 3-2 victory over ... «Press-Enterprise, May 15»
5
Leah McLaren: The parenthood debate boils down to this: Is it more …
We know this, we say this, but really how often do we put the ideal of selflessness into action? I can honestly say, with shame, that for me, the answer to that ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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Breanna Stewart (a star among stars) showed her selflessness in …
Brenna Stewart (left), the former Cicero-North Syracuse Northstar who has become the face of the Connecticut Huskies, has now won three consecutive national ... «Syracuse.com, Apr 15»
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Selflessness, toughness among the attributes that make No. 3 …
One of the questions entering this weekend was who would earn the one-seeds alongside No. 1 Kentucky, and one team that merited serious discussion was ... «NBCSports.com, Mar 15»
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Man donates kidney to friend, possibly saves his own life
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- A story of love and selflessness by a Kannapolis, N.C. pastor takes an amazing twist. Tim Jones, who recently started Mercy Independent ... «WXIA-TV, Mar 15»
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Woodland Hills man remembered for selflessness, charity
But family members said his lessons of selflessness and charity live-on. “He believed in helping others,” one of Hirsh's three daughters, Paula Tieger said. «LA Daily News, Mar 15»
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John Calipari praises the selflessness of his 31-0 Kentucky Wildcats
LEXINGTON, Ky. — It's not been easy — though it's looked that way from afar — for the Kentucky men's basketball team to do what it's done this season. «USA TODAY, Mar 15»

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