What part of speech is altruism?

Altruism can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. altruism is a noun, singular of altruisms.

Inflections

Noun

What does altruism mean?

Definitions

Noun

altruism - the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Examples of altruism

#   Sentence  
1. noun I detest Ayn Rand. She rejected altruism, but in her last years, she was on social security and medicare. What a colossal idiot!
2. noun Some have characterized altruism as selfishness on behalf of others.
3. noun I admire Tom's altruism.
4. noun Where does selflessness end and pathological altruism begin?
Sentence  
noun
I detest Ayn Rand. She rejected altruism, but in her last years, she was on social security and medicare. What a colossal idiot!
Some have characterized altruism as selfishness on behalf of others.
I admire Tom's altruism.
Where does selflessness end and pathological altruism begin?

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