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Unselfish vs Selfless - What's the difference?

unselfish | selfless |

Selfless is a synonym of unselfish.



As adjectives the difference between unselfish and selfless

is that unselfish is not selfish; selfless; generous; altruistic while selfless is having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

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

    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