Self-sacrificing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Self-sacrificing \Self`-sac"ri*fi`cing\, a.
     Yielding up one's own interest, feelings, etc; sacrificing
     one's self.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  self-sacrificing
       adj : willing to deprive yourself [syn: {self-denying}, {self-giving}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-sacrificing":
     altruistic, committed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted,
     disinterested, humble, modest, sacrificing, self-abasing,
     self-abnegating, self-abnegatory, self-denying, self-devoted,
     self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-immolating, self-neglectful,
     self-neglecting, self-renouncing, self-unconscious, selfless,
     unacquisitive, unpossessive, unpretentious, unselfish,
     unsparing of self