altruism

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
2. (countable, uncountable) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.

Conceptes

altruisme

Oposat a

egoism, selfishness, misanthropy

Sinònims

benevolence

philanthropy

unselfishness

selflessness

self-sacrifice

ingenuousness

kindheartedness

renunciation

sincerity

straightforwardness

frank

mutual love

benevolent disposition

faithfulness

generousness

good will

honesty

Traduccions

altruisme

altruismo

Altruismus

altruismo

altruísmo

altruïsme

αλτρουισμός

αλτρουϊσμός

onzelfzuchtigheid

Selbstlosigkeit

diğerkâmlık

Uneigennützigkeit

φιλαλληλία

onbaatzuchtigheid

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French altruisme, which was coined in 1830 by Auguste Comte from autrui (“of or to others”) + -isme, from Old French, from Latin alteri, dative of alter (“other”) (whence also English alter). Apparently inspired by the French Latin legal phrase l'autrui, from le bien, le droit d'autrui (“the good, the right of the other”). Introduced into English by George Henry Lewes in 1853, in his translation Comte’s Philosophy of the Sciences, 1, xxi.