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Altruistic

Altruistic Meaning & Definition
Altruistic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Altruistic?

[adj] showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Synonyms | Synonyms for Altruistic: selfless

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 | selfless | self-neglectful | self-neglecting | self-renouncing | self-sacrificing | self-unconscious | unacquisitive | unpossessive | unpretentious | unselfish | unsparing of self | welfare | welfare statist | welfarist

See Also | unselfish

Altruistic In Webster's Dictionary

\Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See {Altruism}..] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to {egoistic} or {selfish}. --Bain. -- {Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.

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