[ adj ] showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others <adj.all>
Selfless \Self"less\, a. Having no regard to self; unselfish.
Lo now, what hearts have men! they never mount As high as woman in her selfless mood. --Tennyson.
Five years ago: Artificial heart recipient Barney Clark was eulogized in Federal Way, Wash., as a "selfless pioneer."
Although there was general agreement here that the major motive for mergers is economic, there was a recognition that mergers were more than selfless efforts to make the economy function more efficiently.
The Defense Department's decision to offer counseling, "is not all selfless," Kelly said.
With some notable exceptions, the Economist's reporters in the U.S. follow this rule: Democrats tend to be noble, selfless guardians of the public trust.
ACCIDENTAL HERO (15) Stephen Frears BODY OF EVIDENCE (18) Uli Edel Dustin Hoffman in Accidental Hero plays a petty crook seized by a sudden surge of selfless bravery.
"As she has done throughout her career in public service, Margaret Thatcher has made a selfless and courageous decision in what she believes is the best interests of her country," Reagan said in a statement.
He took off his raincoat and gave it to her _ a seemingly selfless gesture that attracted a lot of publicity.
Marks had built a reputation as a devoted and selfless teacher in Boulder, though questions about his behavior were raised as long ago as 1959.
Brenda Fricker, who played Brown's selfless mother, won for supporting actress.