altruism
Meaning of altruism
noun
- disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism
mid 19th century: from French altruisme, from Italian altrui ‘somebody else’, from Latin alteri huic ‘to this other’.
Information about altruism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of altruism is: altruisms.
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Hyphenation of altruism
al-tru-ism
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- altruism is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
altruism synonyms
Meaning selflessness:
Meaning careful thought, typically over a period of time:
Meaning sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others:
Meaning the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate:
Meaning friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude:
Meaning behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability:
Meaning the quality of being noble in character:
Meaning the quality of being kind and generous:
Meaning the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity:
Meaning the quality of giving or spending freely:
Meaning the quality of being well meaning; kindness:
Meaning the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes:
Meaning the promotion of human welfare:
Meaning the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need:
Meaning a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal:
altruism antonyms
Meaning the quality or state of being selfish; lack of consideration for other people:
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Words that rhyme with altruism
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