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The definition of selfless is being more concerned with the needs of others than with your own needs.

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An example of selfless is a mother's devotion to her child causing her to always puts the child's needs first, before her own.

See selfless in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

devoted to others' welfare or interests and not one's own; unselfish; altruistic
showing or prompted by unselfishness or altruism; self-sacrificing: a selfless act

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selflessly adverb
selflessness noun

See selfless in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: “Volunteers need both selfish and selfless motives to sustain their interest” (Natalie de Combray).

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