Synonyms for altruism
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Noun
1. Selflessness — regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others…
selflessness, philanthropy, self-sacrifice, benevolence, generosity, unselfishness
Definitions
- n. 1
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
Related words
- Word family
- altruist altruistic
Forms
- Plural
- altruisms → selflessnesses, philanthropies, self-sacrifices, benevolences…
Example sentences
- philanthropy Zoroastrians value education and philanthropy.
- benevolence Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.
- selflessness Selflessness is the best thing you can do for yourself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| altruism | rising | |
| philanthropy | rising | |
| benevolence | rising | |
| selflessness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- generosity5
- 11 letters
- benevolence4
- 12 letters
- philanthropy4, selflessness3
- 13 letters
- unselfishness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (generosity5 = 5 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- altruisme
- Italiano
- altruismo
- Español
- altruismo
- Deutsch
- Altruismus