Altruistic

Definition: Altruistic

Altruistic

Adjective

1. Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others.

Date "altruistic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1881. (references)

Etymology: Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression altruiste, adjective. See Altruism..]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Altruistic

Synonym: selfless (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: egoistic (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Altruistic

English words defined with "altruistic": altruistically ♦ selflessly. (references)

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Modern Usage: Altruistic

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I wish humankind would create such altruistic virtues, but sometimes I think socialism may never be realized. (Angels & Insects; writing credit: A.S. Byatt; Belinda Haas)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Altruistic

Domain	Title
Books	Altruism & Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy & Religion in Dialogue (reference) Altruistic Behavior: An Inquiry into Motivation (Value Inquiry Book Series , No 35) (reference) Altruistic Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior (Child Psychology) (reference) Altruistic Imagination: A History of Social Work and Social Policy in the United States (reference) Altruistic Love: A Study of American Good Neighbors and Christian Saints (reference) (more book examples)
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Usage Frequency: Altruistic

"Altruistic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Altruistic" is used about 143 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	143	26,451

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Altruistic

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "altruistic": non-altruistic, semi-altruistic.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Altruistic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
altruistic	33
altruistic define	4
altruistic behavior	4
altruistic valorians	3
altruistic suicide	3
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Modern Translations: Altruistic

Language		Translations for "altruistic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		altruïsties. (various references)

Albanian		altruist (altruist, selfless). (various references)

Arabic		‏محب الغير, ‏غيري (selfless), ‏غير أناني (selfless, unselfish). (various references)

Bulgarian		алтруистичен. (various references)

Chinese		利人. (various references)

Czech		altruistický. (various references)

Dutch		altruïstisch, onzelfzuchtig, onbaatzuchtig (disinterested). (various references)

Esperanto		altruisma. (various references)

Finnish		epäitsekäs (unselfish). (various references)

French		altruiste (altruist). (various references)

German		altruistisch. (various references)

Greek		αλτρουιστικόσ. (various references)

Hebrew		של א�"בת �"זולת. (various references)

Hungarian		altruista (altruist, non-profit), emberbaráti (humanitarian, philanthropic, philanthropical), önzetlen (disinterested, magnanimous, selfless, unselfish). (various references)

Indonesian		altruistis. (various references)

Italian		altruistico (selfless). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		利他 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		りた. (various references)

Korean		이타주의. (various references)

Manx		altrooaghtagh. (various references)

Pig Latin		altruisticay

Portuguese		altruísta (altruist, selfless, unselfish). (various references)

Romanian		altruist (altruist, generous, unselfish). (various references)

Russian		альтруистический. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nesebičan (pure, selfless, unselfish). (various references)

Spanish		altruista (altruist, unselfish). (various references)

Swedish		altruistisk. (various references)

Turkish		başkalarını düşünen (altruist), özgecil. (various references)

Ukranian		альтруїстичний. (various references)

Vietnamese		có lòng vị tha. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Altruistic

Derivations
	Words beginning with "altruistic": altruistically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Altruistic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aliruistic, althuistic, altrauistic, altristic, altroistic, altruitic, altrustic, altryistic, altuistic, alturistic, astruistic, atruistic, ultruistic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Altruistic"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "altruistic" (pronounced ô'ltruwi"stik)
5	-i" s t i k	anachronistic, antagonistic, artistic, atheistic, autistic, ballistic, capitalistic, characteristic, chauvinistic, coloristic, cystic, deterministic, dualistic, euphemistic, expressionistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, futuristic, hedonistic, holistic, humanistic, idealistic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, jingoistic, journalistic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, oligopolistic, opportunistic, optimistic, pantheistic, paternalistic, patristic, pessimistic, pluralistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, puristic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, sadistic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, unrealistic, voyeuristic.
4	-s t i k	acoustic, agnostic, atavistic, bombastic, caustic, diagnostic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dynastic, ecclesiastic, elastic, enthusiastic, evangelistic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, inelastic, interscholastic, majestic, masochistic, monastic, onomastic, plastic, rustic, sarcastic, scholastic, thermoplastic, unenthusiastic.
3	-t i k	acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic.
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Anagrams: Altruistic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: ultraistic.
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-l-r-s-t-t-u"
	-1 letter: ritualist.
	-2 letters: altruist, artistic, autistic, curtails, rustical, titulars, truistic, ultraist, uralitic.
	-3 letters: astrict, citrals, crustal, cultist, curtail, curtals, italics, rituals, satiric, starlit, titular, turista, uracils.
	-4 letters: artist, attics, aurist, caulis, citral, citrus, crista, curial, curtal, cutlas, iatric, italic, lustra, lutist, racist, rictal, rictus, ritual, rustic, sialic, silica, static, strait, strati, strict, ticals, tracts, trails.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-l-r-s-t-t-u"
	+1 letter: ritualistic, staurolitic.
	+2 letters: apiculturist, aviculturist, naturalistic, neutralistic.
	+3 letters: agriculturist, apiculturists, articulations, aviculturists, disarticulate, inarticulates, instructional, mariculturist, misarticulate, particularist, reticulations, touristically, voluntaristic.
	+4 letters: agriculturists, altruistically, circumstantial, disarticulated, disarticulates, futuristically, inscrutability, interfaculties, mariculturists, matriculations, misarticulated, misarticulates, particularists, spiritualistic, ultrarealistic.
	+5 letters: agriculturalist, connaturalities, disarticulating, disarticulation, extralinguistic, interlacustrine, misarticulating, particularistic, particularities, recapitulations, ritualistically, structuralizing, superplasticity.
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