self-forgetful

[self-fer-get-fuhl, self-] / ˈsɛlf fərˈgɛt fəl, ˌsɛlf- /

ADJECTIVE

selfless

Synonyms

WEAK

altruistic benevolent charitable chivalrous denying devoted disinterested extroverted generous helpful humanitarian incorruptible indulgent liberal loving magnanimous noble open-handed self-denying self-effacing self-forgetting self-sacrificing unselfish

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Such a self-forgetful statement speaks to the growth that Kelce has experienced during his time in Kansas City.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Or, watching a friend gain momentum on the dance floor and begin to enter a self-forgetful trance: “Esoooo! Des-po-jo!”

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021

The girl, momentarily self-forgetful, is absorbed in her process, “hunkered over her drawing pad, / humming, for an hour.”

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

“The nineteenth century in India was imitative, self-forgetful, artificial. It aimed at a successful reproduction of Europe in India,” he wrote in his publication Karmayogin in 1909.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2015

Generosity is self-forgetful kindness in disposition or action; it includes much besides giving; as, the generosity of forgiveness.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

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