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self-forgetful

[ self-fer-get-fuhl, self- ]

adjective

  1. forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.


self-forgetful

adjective

  1. forgetful of one's own interests
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌself-forˈgetfulness, noun
  • ˌself-forˈgetfully, adverb
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Other Words From

  • self-for·getful·ly adverb
  • self-for·getful·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-forgetful1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

The cure for all this is a clean heart full of sweet and gentle, self-forgetful, generous love.

His manly courage and self-forgetful nobleness were not lost upon the crowd about him, nor upon the country.

Every one of them is capable of cruelties and fine emotions, of despairs and devotions and self-forgetful effort.

You would have understood all the self-forgetful goodness that lay under the assumption of boyish animal spirits.

No one could have been more self-forgetful, more simply courageous, and yet more moved by the misfortunes of others.

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