Complete Definition of "altruistic"

English
wikipedia|altruism
Adjective
altruistic

  1. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

#: His helping the old lady with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.

Synonyms
philanthropic
unselfish
selfless

Antonyms
misanthropist (hatred of human race)
egoistic
selfish

See also
altruist
altruistic filicide
altruistically
misandry (hatred of males)
misogyny (hatred of females)

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|altruisti�an
Dutch: altruïstisch, altruïstische
Finnish: altruistinen, epäitsekäs, pyyteetön
German: altruistisch

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