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Helpful vs Selfless - What's the difference?

helpful | selfless |

As adjectives the difference between helpful and selfless

is that helpful is furnishing help; giving aid; useful while selfless is having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

helpful

English

Alternative forms

* helpfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

    • See also

    * helpfully * helpfulness

    selfless

    English

    (wikipedia selfless)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.
    • In a selfless act of gratitude for saving his mother's life, Peter committed to giving money to his local breast cancer charity each year for the rest of his life.

    Derived terms

    * selflessness