Definition of "self-forgetful" []

• So much devoted to others as to subordinate one's own interests or comfort to theirs.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Then came the self-forgetful years: We were chased by evil nats with the names of monsoons."
• "It is a 'self-forgetful "representation"' through which time appears as infinite, since it is defined by the standpoint of 'the they'."
• ""In art the self becomes self-forgetful" - Flannery O'Connor"