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self-forgetting

[self-fer-get-ing, self-] / ˈsɛlf fərˈgɛt ɪŋ, 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-forgetful unselfish

Example Sentences

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For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.

From MSNBC • Oct. 15, 2014

Clodwig slept several hours, while Eric sat with the Banker, and drew refreshment from his self-forgetting sympathy.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

Eyes, voice, and gesture expressed the most absolute, self-forgetting enthusiasm.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

Brave O-kis-ko loved the maiden With a love which made him noble; With the love that self-forgetting Fills the soul with higher impulse.

From The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare by Cotten, Sallie Southall

His whole-hearted, absolutely self-forgetting labor, and his reach after the highest standards in his art, from 1902 to 1919, made Mr. Hallam dear not only to his choir, but to all Chautauquans.

From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman