selfless

«selfless» in Mova's school dictionary: A selfless person thinks about other people's needs and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (selfless; more selfless, most selfless)

meaning for a pupil

1) A selfless person thinks about other people's needs and happiness more than their own. tree →

2) A selfless act is something done to help others without wanting anything back. tree →

sense in the lessons

A word of ethics, stories and religious education: heroes, nurses, firefighters and saints are praised for selfless acts. It tells the reader a character puts others first. In assemblies and church, selfless love and service are taught as good things. Phrases: «a selfless act», «selfless love», «selfless service».

examples

• The firefighter's selfless courage saved the family. tree →
• Mum is selfless; she always gives us the bigger slice. tree →
• Giving your lunch to the hungry boy was a selfless thing to do. tree →
• Nurses did selfless work during the long winter of illness. tree →
• Christians believe Jesus showed selfless love. tree →
• Her selfless help at the food bank was thanked in assembly. tree →

note

The noun is «selflessness», the adverb «selflessly». Trap: the opposite is «selfish», not «selfful». Selfless does not mean having no self; it means not putting yourself first. Being selfless does not mean letting others hurt you.

In the corpora

• Seva means selfless service to others, and it is central in Sikhism.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «selfless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.