selflessness vs self-denial

selflessness and self-denial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
selflessness	Yes	No	No	No
self-denial	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, self-denial is a hyponym of selflessness; that is, self-denial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than selflessness:

selflessness: acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
self-denial: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

Other hyponyms of selflessness include abnegation, denial, self-abnegation, self-renunciation.

selflessness (noun)	self-denial (noun)
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity	the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others	renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
	the trait of practicing self discipline

selflessness vs self-denial

selflessness and self-denial both are nouns.

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