public-spirited

/'pʌblik'spiritid/

Thân thiện

A public-spirited neighbor organizes a community park cleanup.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Showing unselfish interest in the public welfare: Describes a person or action motivated by a desire to benefit the community or society as a whole, rather than by personal gain.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She is a public-spirited citizen who volunteers at the community center every weekend.
  • The company's public-spirited donation helped build a new public library.
  • His decision to clean up the park was a truly public-spirited act.

Advanced Usage

• "public-spiritedness" (noun): The quality or state of being public-spirited.
  • The mayor was praised for her public-spiritedness in tackling the city's problems.

Variants and Related Words

• Civic-minded (adj.): Similar in meaning, emphasizing a sense of responsibility toward one's town or city.
• Altruistic (adj.): More general, meaning showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Synonyms

• Community-minded
• Civic-minded
• Philanthropic (in some contexts)
• Altruistic

Antonyms

• Self-centered
• Self-serving
• Egoistic

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To have the public good at heart: An idiom expressing a similar sentiment of caring for the community's welfare.
  • The new policy shows that the council has the public good at heart.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. showing unselfish interest in the public welfare
   • a public-spirited citizen