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Definitions: Selflessness |
SelflessnessNoun1. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others. 2. Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: SelflessnessSynonyms: altruism (n), self-sacrifice (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: egoism (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Selflessness |
| English words defined with "selflessness": cynical ♦ misanthropic, misanthropical. (references) |
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Lyrics | For your selflessness, my admiration (Kind and Generous; performing artist: Natalie Merchant) | |
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| "Selflessness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Selflessness" is used about 17 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "selflessness": quality of selflessness. Additional references. | |
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| 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 |
selflessness | 7 |
quote selflessness | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "selflessness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 私. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | selbstlosigkeit (disinterest, quality of selflessness, unselfishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανιδιοτέλεια (disinterestedness, unselfishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | önzetlenség (altruism, chivalry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 無私 (unselfish), 無我 (self-effacement, self-renunciation), 没我 , 滅私 (being unselfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぼつが, めっし (being unselfish), むが (self-effacement, self-renunciation), むし (baseball with no outs, disregard, ignore, insect, steaming, the remote beginnings, unselfish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elflessnesssay altruism (altruism). (various references) самоотверженность (dedication, disregard of self). (various references) sự quên mình (renunciation, self-abnegation, self-forgetfulness, self-sacrifice), tính không ích kỷ (self-renunciation, unselfishness), lòng vị tha (self-renunciation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "selflessness": selflessnesses. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "selflessness" (pronounced se"lflusnus) |
| 6 | -l u s n u s | callousness, carelessness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, powerlessness, recklessness, restlessness, ruthlessness, weightlessness. |
| 5 | -u s n u s | cautiousness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, nervousness, outrageousness, pompousness, rebelliousness, righteousness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness. |
| 4 | -s n u s | closeness, hoarseness, niceness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-f-l-l-n-s-s-s-s-s" | |
-2 letters: fellnesses, selfnesses. | |
-3 letters: senseless. | |
-4 letters: fellness, lensless, selfless, selfness. | |
-5 letters: feeless, flenses, lessees, lessens. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-f-l-l-n-s-s-s-s-s" | |
+2 letters: flawlessnesses, lifelessnesses, selflessnesses. | |
+3 letters: faultlessnesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 6C 66 6C 65 73 73 6E 65 73 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01101100 01100110 01101100 01100101 01110011 01110011 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e l f l e s s n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 006C 0066 006C 0065 0073 0073 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537178727871858580718585 |
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