Also why don't you lookup altruistic? Oh I know you don't have an English dictionary! Here it is for your education: altruism altruism (àl´tr¡-îz´em) noun Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness. [French altruisme, probably from Italian altrui, someone else, from Latin alter, other.] - al´truist noun - al´truis´tic adjective - al´truis´tically adverb Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.