His helping the old lady with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.
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Altruistic — Al tru*is tic, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See {Altruism}..] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; opposed to {egoistic} or {selfish}. Bain. {Al tru*is tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
altruistic — index benevolent, charitable (benevolent), humane, liberal (generous), magnanimous, nonprofit … Law dictionary
altruistic — (adj.) 1853, from Fr. altruiste (adj.), from altruisme (see ALTRUISM (Cf. altruism)) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
altruistic — benevolent, *charitable, humanitarian, philanthropic, eleemosynary Analogous words: self abnegating, self denying (see corresponding nouns at RENUNCIATION): generous, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, *liberal Antonyms: egoistic Contrasted words … New Dictionary of Synonyms
altruistic — [adj] unselfish all heart*, benevolent, big*, big hearted*, bleeding heart*, charitable, considerate, generous, good, good scout, human, humane, humanitarian, kind, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, Robin Hood*, self sacrificing; concept… … New thesaurus
altruistic — [al΄tro͞o is′tik] adj. of or motivated by altruism; unselfish SYN. PHILANTHROPIC altruistically adv … English World dictionary
altruistic — al|tru|is|tic [ˌæltruˈıstık] adj altruistic behaviour shows that you care about and will help other people, even though this brings no advantage for yourself ≠ ↑selfish ▪ Were his motives entirely altruistic? >altruistically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
altruistic — [[t]æ̱ltruɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself. ...motives and ambitions that are not entirely altruistic. Syn: selfless Ant:… … English dictionary
altruistic — adjective altruistic behaviour shows that you care about others more than you care for yourself: Were his motives completely altruistic? altruistically /kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
altruistic — adj. Altruistic is used with these nouns: ↑love, ↑motive, ↑reason … Collocations dictionary
