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Unselfish vs Merciful - What's the difference?

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Unselfish is a related term of merciful.


As adjectives the difference between unselfish and merciful

is that unselfish is not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic while merciful is showing mercy.

unselfish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic.
    • The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across.

    Synonyms

    * altruistic * generous * selfless

    Antonyms

    * selfish

    merciful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing mercy
  • * 1900', , Chapter I,
    • The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.

    Antonyms

    * merciless * cruel

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