The quality of caring more about other people's needs and happiness than your own.
From self + less + ness, combining Old English 'self' with the suffix '-less' (meaning without) and '-ness' (meaning the quality of), creating a word for the absence of self-centeredness.
Selflessness is one of the few abstract virtues that almost every culture recognizes and admires, yet studies show people who actively seek out the label 'selfless' are often less genuinely selfless—suggesting true generosity happens quietly, without self-awareness.
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