What does altruistic mean?

altruistic means "showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others".

How many syllables are in altruistic?

altruistic has 4 syllables: al-tru-is-tic. The stress falls on "is". In IPA it is /ˌɔltɹuˈɪstɪk/.

What is another word for altruistic?

Close synonyms include selfless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of altruistic?

The recorded antonyms are egoistic.

Is altruistic a common word?

altruistic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with altruistic?

8 words rhyme with altruistic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

altruistic — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Synonymsselfless
Antonymsegoistic

Questions about altruistic

What does altruistic mean?: altruistic means "showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others".
How many syllables are in altruistic?: altruistic has 4 syllables: al-tru-is-tic. The stress falls on "is". In IPA it is /ˌɔltɹuˈɪstɪk/.
What is another word for altruistic?: Close synonyms include selfless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of altruistic?

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