Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selflessly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: self-less-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.

Example Sentences

"They’re the first non-mammals observed helping each other in this way, suggesting other animals have evolved the ability to act selflessly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English selfless Middle English -ly English -ly English selflessly From selfless + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more selflessly (comparative) most selflessly (superlative)

Synonyms

altruistically

Questions

What does selflessly mean?: In a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.
Where does selflessly come from?: Etymology tree English selfless Middle English -ly English -ly English selflessly From selfless + -ly.

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