self-forgetful

[self-fer-get-fuhl, self-]

self-for·get·ful

[self-fer-get-fuhl, self-]
adjective
forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.

Origin:
1860–65

self-for·get·ful·ly, adverb
self-for·get·ful·ness, noun
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Self-forgetful is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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self-forgetful
 
adj
forgetful of one's own interests
 
self-for'getfully
 
adv
 
self-for'getfulness
 
n

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