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Definitions for disinterested
dɪsˈɪn təˌrɛs tɪd, -trɪ stɪddis·in·ter·est·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
disinterestedadjective
unaffected by self-interest
Wiktionary
disinterestedadjective
Having no stake or interest in the outcome; free of bias, impartial.
disinterestedadjective
Uninterested, lacking interest.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disiinterestedadjective
Superior to regard of private advantage; not influenced by private profit.
Etymology: from disinterest.
My lord, as disinterested as you appear to the world, I am convinced, that no man is more in the power of prevailing favourite passion than yourself. Jonathan Swift.
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Disinterested generally refers to someone who is not influenced by personal motives or emotions; objective, impartial, or unbiased. It can also mean having no interest or involvement in something; indifferent or uninvolved.
Webster Dictionary
Disinterestedadjective
not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a disinterested decision or judge
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Disinterested
dis-in′tėr-est-ed, adj. not interested or influenced by private feelings or considerations: impartial: unselfish, generous.—adv. Disin′terestedly.—n. Disin′terestedness.—adj. Disin′teresting (obs.), not interesting. [Corr. of disinterest = disinteress'd, O. Fr. des—L. dis, neg., interessé, interested in. See Interest.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
disinterested
1. Whatever is inconceivable. 2. A hypothetical ether that surrounds all forms of selfishness and naturalness. 3. That psychological interval when we look the other way before making a grab. 4. A monkey's mental attitude toward the hen.
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Disinterested
Disinterested vs. Uninterested -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Disinterested and Uninterested.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disinterested in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disinterested in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of disinterested in a Sentence
pictures of life grinding to a halt decorating walls movement in dead motion limbs askew mouths stretched wide in motionless scream. art as we see it – feeling it’s another story. so does art imitate life or does life imitate A—R—T and where does it end – on cold walls before disinterested observers?
The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nations greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.
Theres a palpable lack of excitement in the streets of New York. Three quarters of New Yorkers dont want him to run, one of the big problems of Bill de Blasio is he is not showing up to work. He comes in late. He doesnt come in at all. He seems utterly disinterested in the job of running Americas largest big city. Again, this is somebody who has been underwater often in the polls in a city thats 6 to 1 Democrat.
Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.
An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself.
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