altruistic

English

WOTD – 22 December 2009

Etymology

From altruist +‎ -ic. See altruism.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/
(nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˌɑl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪstɪk

Adjective

altruistic (comparative more altruistic, superlative most altruistic)

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
Synonyms: beneficent, humane, philanthropic, selfless, unselfish

Antonyms: egoistic, misanthropic, selfish

His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.

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Translations

regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

Armenian: ալտրուիստական (altruistakan), այլասիրական (hy) (aylasirakan)
Asturian: altruísta
Catalan: altruista (ca)
Czech: altruistický
Danish: altruistisk, uegennyttig
Dutch: altruïstisch (nl)
Esperanto: altruisma
Finnish: altruistinen (fi), epäitsekäs (fi), pyyteetön (fi)
French: altruiste (fr), désintéressé (fr)
Galician: altruísta
German: altruistisch (de), selbstlos (de), uneigennützig (de)
Greek: αλτρουιστικός (el) (altrouistikós)
Hungarian: altruista (hu), altruisztikus
Icelandic: ósérplæginn, óeigingjarn, fórnfús
Italian: altruista (it), altruistico (it)
Japanese: 利他的な (rita-teki-na)
Kyrgyz: өзгөчүл (özgöcül)
Norwegian: altruistisk
Polish: bezinteresowny (pl), altruistyczny (pl)
Portuguese: altruísta (pt)
Romanian: altruist (ro), generos (ro), binefăcător (ro)
Russian: альтруисти́ческий (ru) (alʹtruistíčeskij)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: алтруистичан

Roman: altruističan (sh)
Spanish: altruista (es)
Swedish: altruistisk (sv)

Further reading

Altruism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

ultraistic

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