Altruism Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

ALTRUISM meaning: feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary altruism 1ENTRIESFOUND: altruism(noun) altruism /ˈæltruˌɪzəm/ noun altruism /ˈæltruˌɪzəm/ noun BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofALTRUISM [noncount] : feelingsandbehaviorthatshowadesiretohelpotherpeopleandalackofselfishness charitableactsmotivatedpurelybyaltruism Inonefinalactofaltruism,shedonatedalmostallofhermoneytothehospital. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —altruistic /ˌæltruˈɪstɪk/ adjective [morealtruistic;mostaltruistic] Hismotives/reasonsforhelpingthepoorwerenotcompletelyaltruistic.[=hewantedtohelphimselfinsomewaybyhelpingthepoor] altruisticacts [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —altruistically /ˌæltruˈɪstɪkli/ adverb ASKTHEEDITOR Whatisthedifferencebetween'toward'and'towards'? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY condiment :something(suchassalt,mustard,orketchup)thatisaddedtofoodtogiveitmoreflavor LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.