| Main Entry: | selfless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unselfish |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, denying, devoted, disinterested, extroverted, generous, helpful, humanitarian, incorruptible, indulgent, liberal, loving, magnanimous, noble, open-handed, self-denying, self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-forgetting, self-sacrificing |
| Main Entry: | magnanimous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving and kind |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bighearted, bountiful, charitable, considerate, forgiving, free, generous, great, greathearted, handsome, has heart in right place, high-minded, kindly, knightly, liberal, lofty, loose, munificent, noble, openhanded, selfless, soft*, soft-touch, ungrudging, unselfish, unstinting |
| Notes: | magnanimous means noble and generous in spirit; munificent means very liberal in giving or bestowing - very generous - lavish |
Antonyms: |
petty, stingy, suspicious |
| Main Entry: | unselfish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, giving |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, charitable, chivalrous, denying, devoted, disinterested, extroverted, generous, helpful, humanitarian, incorruptible, indulgent, liberal, loving, magnanimous, noble, open-handed, self-effacing, self-forgetting, self-sacrificing, selfless |
Antonyms: |
greedy, selfish, uncharitable |
| Main Entry: | brotherly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
Synonyms: |
affectionate, altruistic, amicable, benevolent, charitable, compassionate, comprehending, comradely, cordial, disinterested, forgiving, fraternal, generous, humane, intimate, kindly, neighborly, personal, philanthropic, selfless, solicitous, sympathetic, tender, understanding |
Antonyms: |
antagonistic, sisterly, sororal, uncompanionable, uncompassionate, unfriendly, unneighborly |