Definition
Concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish.
Etymology
From 'self' + '-less'. First recorded in the early 17th century.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
onbaatsugtig
on-BAAT-sukh-tikh
AMአማርኛ
ራስ ወዳድ ያልሆነ
ras we-dad yal-ho-ne
ARالعربية
غير أناني
ghayr ana-ni
BGБългарски
безкористен
bez-ko-RIS-ten
BNবাংলা
নিঃস্বার্থ
nih-shvar-tho
CACatalà
desinteressat
de-zin-te-re-SAT
CSČeština
nezištný
ne-ZISHT-ny
DADansk
uselvisk
u-SEL-visk
DEDeutsch
selbstlos
ZELPST-los
ELΕλληνικά
ανιδιοτελής
a-ni-dyo-te-LEES
ESEspañol
desinteresado
se-des-in-te-re-SA-do
ETEesti
enesekas
e-ne-SE-kas
EUEuskara
altruista
al-tru-IS-ta
FAفارسی
فداکار
fa-da-kaar
FISuomi
epäitsekäs
e-pae-it-se-kaes
FRFrançais
désintéressé
de-zan-te-re-SE
GLGalego
desinteresado
des-in-te-re-SA-do
HEעברית
לא אנוכי
lo a-no-khi
HIहिन्दी
निःस्वार्थ
nih-SVAARTH
HRHrvatski
nesebičan
ne-se-BI-chan
HUMagyar
önzetlen
urn-ze-tlen
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak egois
ti-dak e-GO-is
ITItaliano
altruista
al-tru-IS-ta
LTLietuvių
nesavanaudiškas
ne-sa-va-nau-DISH-kas
LVLatviešu
nesavtīgs
ne-sav-TIIGS
MNМонгол
өөртөө тулгардаггүй
oortoe tulgar-dag-gui
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak mementingkan diri
ti-dak me-men-ting-kan di-ri
MYမြန်မာ
အတ္တမဲ့
a-tta-me
NLNederlands
onbaatzuchtig
on-BAAT-zukh-tikh
NONorsk
uselvisk
u-SEL-visk
PLPolski
bezinteresowny
bez-in-te-re-SOV-ny
PTPortuguês
altruísta
al-tru-EES-ta
RORomână
altruist
al-tru-IST
RUРусский
бескорыстный
bes-ko-RYST-nyy
SKSlovenčina
nezištný
ne-ZISHT-ny
SLSlovenščina
nesebičen
ne-se-BI-chen
SRСрпски
несебичан
ne-se-BI-chan
SVSvenska
osjälvisk
o-SHEL-visk
SWKiswahili
bila kujali
bi-la ku-JA-li
TAதமிழ்
தன்னலமற்ற
tan-na-la-ma-tra
TEతెలుగు
నిస్వార్థమైన
nis-vaar-tha-mai-na
THไทย
ไม่เห็นแก่ตัว
mai hen-kae-tua
TRTürkçe
özverili
urz-ve-ri-li
UKУкраїнська
безкорисливий
bez-ko-rys-LY-vyy
VITiếng Việt
vị tha
vi tha