11
austere(adjective, moderate, temperate, chaste, economical)
11
self-forgetful(adjective, good, person, noble, liberal)
11
self-sacrificing(adjective, good, person, noble, selfless)
10
selfless(adjective, noble, liberal, unselfish, self)
9
abstemious(adjective, behavior, appetite)
9
abstinent(adjective, moderate, temperate, self-disciplined)
9
self-forgetting(adjective, good, person, noble, liberal)
8
unselfish(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, self)
7
altruistic(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish)
6
ascetic
6
self-abnegating
6
self-giving(adjective, good, person)
6
temperate(adjective, temperate, self-disciplined)
5
charitable(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish)
5
devoted(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish)
5
disinterested(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish)
5
generous(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish)
5
magnanimous(adjective, noble, liberal, selfless, unselfish)
5
renunciative
4
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