altruistic
al-troo-IS-tikadjMeaning helping others with no thought of reward for oneself
Memory hook AL TRUly helps for free. Al shovels every neighbor’s walk and waves away their money. Al truly helps for nothing in return: he is altruistic.
The altruistic teen spent her summer teaching little kids to swim for free.
In context Her reasons for volunteering were purely altruistic: she asked for no pay, no thanks and no mention of her name in the newsletter.
Similar selfless, unselfish, charitable, generous
Opposite selfish, self-serving, greedy
From French altruisme, built on Italian altrui, “of others,” from Latin alter, “other.”