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self-renunciation vs selflessness

selflessness vs self-renunciation

self-renunciation and selflessness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-renunciation Yes No No No
selflessness Yes No No No
As nouns, selflessness is a hypernym of self-renunciation; that is, selflessness is a word with a broader meaning than self-renunciation:
  • self-renunciation: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
  • selflessness: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
Other hypernyms of self-renunciation include forgoing, forswearing, renunciation, self-sacrifice.
self-renunciation (noun) selflessness (noun)
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Difference between self-renunciation and selflessness

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