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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

self-denying en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English denying English self-denying From self- + denying.

Meanings

  1. Without concern for one's own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing.

Forms

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most self-denying Degree=Sup lexicographic
more self-denying Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

otherish · self-denying · abstemious · self-sacrificing · self-sacrificing · self-flagellatory · unselfish · selfless · self-abnegatory