public-spirited
11public-spirited — adjective willing to do what is helpful for everyone in society: decent, public spirited people …
12public-spirited — adjective Date: 1677 motivated by devotion to the general welfare • public spiritedness noun …
13public-spirited — adjective Having personal motivation toward the betterment of the public …
14public-spirited — pub′lic spir′ited adj. having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare • Etymology: 1670–80 pub′lic spir′itedness, n …
15public-spirited — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. altruistic, humanitarian, openhanded; see generous 1 …
16public-spirited — adj unselfish, altruistic, philanthropic; humanitarian, human; charitable, beneficent, big hearted, Inf. big, princely, liberal, munificent, magnanimous, open handed; kind, kind hearted, compassionate; other directed, Psychol. extroverted, non… …
17public-spirited — UK / US adjective thinking about other people in society and trying to help them …
18Public-spiritedly — Public spirited Pub lic spir it*ed, a. 1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public spirited men. [1913 Webster] 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public spirited project or… …
19Public-spiritedness — Public spirited Pub lic spir it*ed, a. 1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public spirited men. [1913 Webster] 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public spirited project or… …
20spirited — [spir′itid] adj. 1. full of spirit; lively; energetic; animated 2. having a (specified) character, mood, or disposition [public spirited, low spirited] spiritedly adv. spiritedness n …