different between altruistic vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From altruist +? -ic. See altruism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æl.t?u??s.t?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æl.t?u??s.t?k/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /??l.t?u??s.t?k/
• Rhymes: -?st?k

Adjective

altruistic (comparative more altruistic, superlative most altruistic)

1. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

   His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.

Synonyms

• (regardful of others): beneficent, humane, philanthropic, selfless, unselfish

Antonyms

• (regardful of others): egoistic, misanthropic, selfish

Derived terms

• altruistic filicide
• altruistically

Related terms

• altruism
• altruist

Translations

Further reading

• Altruism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ultraistic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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