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Meanings of unselfishness in English

Portuguese
generosidade
Spanish
generosidad

Acting generously.

generosidade

The quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others.

Usage of unselfishness in English
1
And unselfishness like the family relation is firmly rooted in mammalian structure.
The Whence and the Whither of Man / A Brief History of His Origi...
2
Europa League gold, especially when unselfishness is rewarded in such farcical fashion.
The Guardian
3
Sanderson is enthusiastic in his praises of her bravery and womanly unselfishness.
Katie Robertson / A Girls Story of Factory Life
4
That is the real courage of unselfishness-thekind your species cannot understand.
Born Again
5
These competitions in unselfishness between Pamela and Frances Carr always bored her.
Dangerous Ages
6
It showed the utter unselfishness of the American doughboy, gob, and leatherneck.
The Story of The American Legion: The Birth of the Legion
7
In very virtue of unselfishness and lack of resentment, he was strong.
A Rough Shaking
8
It is unselfishness-yetit tolerates no rival and demands all for itself.
The Spinster Book
9
He will find that unselfishness is a game two can play at.
The Seeker
10
The genuineness, the unselfishness of it goes straight to every man's heart.
Russell H. Conwell, Founder of the Institutional Church in Ameri...
11
Manliness, strength, courage, unselfishness- Iknowwhat these things mean; they mean Harry.
The Comrade in White
12
He did not yet comprehend the unselfishness of a good woman's love.
The Golden House
13
I never saw greater kindness and unselfishness than he has shown me.'
Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1
14
Best of all, Honora, by her unselfishness, endeared herself to her hostess.
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 02
15
The leading idea in the story is the inculcation of unselfishness-ohdear!
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls
16
Intelligent unselfishness ought to be wiser than intelligent selfishness, don't you think?
In His Steps
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Portuguese
generosidade
Unselfishness through the time
Unselfishness across language varieties
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