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Selfless vs Altruist - What's the difference?

selfless | altruist |

As an adjective selfless

is having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

As a noun altruist is

altruist.

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

    altruist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One imbued with altruism;
    • This event couldn't have been possible without the efforts of the altruists that helped in their spare time.

    Synonyms

    * philanthropist

    Antonyms

    * egoist

    Related terms

    * altruism * altruistic

    Anagrams

    * * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

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