Definitions for Disinterested
dɪsˈɪn təˌrɛs tɪd, -trɪ stɪddis·in·ter·est·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disinterestedadjective

   unaffected by self-interest

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disinterestedadjective

   Having no stake or interest in the outcome; free of bias, impartial.

2. disinterestedadjective

   Uninterested, lacking interest.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

   2. Without any concern in an affair; without fear or hope.

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1. disinterested

   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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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1. Disinterested

   Disinterested vs. Uninterested -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Disinterested and Uninterested.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disinterested in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disinterested in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Disinterested in a Sentence

1. Henri Frdric Amiel:

   A lively, disinterested, persistent looking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism or doubt.

2. Joseph Pulitzer:

   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.

3. G. M. Trevelyan:

   Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.

4. Henry James, "The Ambassadors", Book Ninth, Chapter 2:

   She had fortunately always her appetite for news. The pure flame of the disinterested burned in her cave of treasures as a lamp in a Byzantine vault.

5. John F. Kennedy:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Disinterested
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disinterested
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Disinterested
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Disinterested
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Disinterested
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Disinterested