un selfish

un·self·ish

[uhn-sel-fish]
adjective
not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.

Origin:
1690–1700; un-1 + selfish

un·self·ish·ly, adverb
un·self·ish·ness, noun
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unselfish (ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not selfish or greedy; generous
 
un'selfishly
 
adv
 
un'selfishness
 
n

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

unselfish
1698, from un- (1) "not" + selfish. Cf. Dan. uselvisk, Swed. osjälfvisk.
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