Meanings
adjectiveunaltruistic (comparative more unaltruistic, superlative most unaltruistic)
comparative more unaltruistic · superlative most unaltruistic
- Not altruistic.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Italic*aljos
- Proto-Italic*aliteros
- Latinalterī
- Vulgar Latin*alterui
- Old Frenchautrui
- Frenchautrui
- Frenchaltruisme
- Englishaltruism
- Englishaltruist
- Englishaltruistic
- Englishunaltruistic
From un- + altruistic.
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APA
unaltruistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaltruistic
MLA
“unaltruistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaltruistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unaltruistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unaltruistic.
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