What's the difference between selfless and selflessness?

Selfless


Definition:

  • (a.) Having no regard to self; unselfish.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And we owe [Hickox] better than that and all the people who do this work better than that.” The White House indicated that it was urgently reviewing the federal guidelines for returning healthcare workers, “recognising that these medical professionals’ selfless efforts to fight this disease on the front lines will be critical to bringing this epidemic under control, the only way to eliminate the risk of additional cases here at home”.
  • (2) For now, Shimizu will not allow the children in her care to be interviewed and brushes off praise for her selflessness.
  • (3) It was a difficult decision because he has been continuously supportive of the direction that we have wanted to take the club, and he has worked tirelessly and selflessly for Inter, with both belief and passion.
  • (4) Ted Cruz reaches the dramatic climax of his pitch to voters with a flourish that is as subtle as it is selfless.
  • (5) SDLP councillor John Boyle said: "This selfless heroine put the lives of her passengers and people living around ahead of herself."
  • (6) But even more than this bravura dramatic writing, the story of Dr Rieux's selfless struggle with the illness, and the different responses of other citizens, colleagues and chance acquaintances, unfolds an urgent allegory of war.
  • (7) Announcing his death, his mother Jane said: "My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son."
  • (8) I have never met or spoken with him, and it’s rare in this life to find such a selfless benefactor.
  • (9) In contrast, Duncan has been praised as the paragon of selfless basketball, sacrificing his numbers for the good of the team.
  • (10) Usually I send Cousin off on her own, but as it was her birthday, I selflessly went with her and our friend Olga.
  • (11) Aitken spoke of the army's "core values": selfless commitment, courage, discipline, integrity, loyalty and respect for others.
  • (12) Announcing Stephen's death, his mother wrote that "her heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son", and that the "ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey".
  • (13) These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America's Armed Forces.
  • (14) • Read Kevin McCarra's match report • Read Scott Murray's minute-by-minute report • Paul Hayward: Barça live the dream and nod off • David Pleat: Walcott's introduction turned the tide • Richard Williams: Fábregas was selfless to a fault "I am not good," he said.
  • (15) Four necessary constituents of a caring experience among nursing students emerged: Authentic presencing, selfless sharing, fortifying support, and enriching effects.
  • (16) The transformation is gynaecological, but the expectations are similar – she is selfless, she is a saint.
  • (17) Certainly, Duncan's selflessness has been on full display throughout these Finals, in which he has mostly been in the background while some of his less celebrated team-mates have shone.
  • (18) The MEK leadership moved swiftly to distance itself from Saddam Hussein, emphasising its opposition to the Islamic government in Tehran and casting its supporters as selfless and long suffering supporters of freedom and democracy.
  • (19) He never returned to politics, but on his death in 2006 was widely saluted for his selfless contribution to society.
  • (20) "They get our derision when they deserve our compassion and a political selflessness we've been unable to muster," it said.

Selflessness


Definition:

  • (n.) Quality or state of being selfless.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And we owe [Hickox] better than that and all the people who do this work better than that.” The White House indicated that it was urgently reviewing the federal guidelines for returning healthcare workers, “recognising that these medical professionals’ selfless efforts to fight this disease on the front lines will be critical to bringing this epidemic under control, the only way to eliminate the risk of additional cases here at home”.
  • (2) For now, Shimizu will not allow the children in her care to be interviewed and brushes off praise for her selflessness.
  • (3) It was a difficult decision because he has been continuously supportive of the direction that we have wanted to take the club, and he has worked tirelessly and selflessly for Inter, with both belief and passion.
  • (4) Ted Cruz reaches the dramatic climax of his pitch to voters with a flourish that is as subtle as it is selfless.
  • (5) SDLP councillor John Boyle said: "This selfless heroine put the lives of her passengers and people living around ahead of herself."
  • (6) But even more than this bravura dramatic writing, the story of Dr Rieux's selfless struggle with the illness, and the different responses of other citizens, colleagues and chance acquaintances, unfolds an urgent allegory of war.
  • (7) Announcing his death, his mother Jane said: "My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son."
  • (8) I have never met or spoken with him, and it’s rare in this life to find such a selfless benefactor.
  • (9) In contrast, Duncan has been praised as the paragon of selfless basketball, sacrificing his numbers for the good of the team.
  • (10) Usually I send Cousin off on her own, but as it was her birthday, I selflessly went with her and our friend Olga.
  • (11) Aitken spoke of the army's "core values": selfless commitment, courage, discipline, integrity, loyalty and respect for others.
  • (12) Announcing Stephen's death, his mother wrote that "her heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son", and that the "ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey".
  • (13) These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America's Armed Forces.
  • (14) • Read Kevin McCarra's match report • Read Scott Murray's minute-by-minute report • Paul Hayward: Barça live the dream and nod off • David Pleat: Walcott's introduction turned the tide • Richard Williams: Fábregas was selfless to a fault "I am not good," he said.
  • (15) Four necessary constituents of a caring experience among nursing students emerged: Authentic presencing, selfless sharing, fortifying support, and enriching effects.
  • (16) The transformation is gynaecological, but the expectations are similar – she is selfless, she is a saint.
  • (17) Certainly, Duncan's selflessness has been on full display throughout these Finals, in which he has mostly been in the background while some of his less celebrated team-mates have shone.
  • (18) The MEK leadership moved swiftly to distance itself from Saddam Hussein, emphasising its opposition to the Islamic government in Tehran and casting its supporters as selfless and long suffering supporters of freedom and democracy.
  • (19) He never returned to politics, but on his death in 2006 was widely saluted for his selfless contribution to society.
  • (20) "They get our derision when they deserve our compassion and a political selflessness we've been unable to muster," it said.

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