What does UNINTERESTED mean?
Definitions for UNINTERESTED
ʌnˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪdun·in·ter·est·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
uninterestedadjective
not having or showing interest
"an uninterested spectator"
uninterestedadjective
having no care or interest in knowing
"she appeared totally uninterested"
Wiktionary
uninterestedadjective
Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
uninterestedadjective
Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.
Etymology: From un- + interested.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Uninteressed, Uninterestedadjective
Not having interest.
The greatest part of an audience is always uninteressed, though seldom knowing. Dryden.
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uninterested
Uninterested refers to someone not showing or feeling any interest, enthusiasm, or concern about something or someone; being indifferent or dispassionate.
Webster Dictionary
Uninterestedadjective
not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business
Uninterestedadjective
not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Uninterested
un-in′tėr-es-ted, adj. not interested or personally concerned in, not engaging the attention of.—adj. Unin′teresting, not interesting.—adv. Unin′terestingly.—n. Unin′terestingness.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of UNINTERESTED in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of UNINTERESTED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of UNINTERESTED in a Sentence
The dedicated men and women of the Intelligence Community have been through a lot over the last four years, our intelligence professionals have been unfairly maligned. Their expertise, knowledge and analysis has often been ignored or even sometimes ridiculed by a president who seems oftentimes uninterested in facts. Those who bravely spoke the truth were vilified, reassigned, fired or retaliated against.
G. K. Chesterton, Heretics (1905):
There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
More concerning than the debacle last night is his career track record of not showing up for work, well documented by the AP and the Washington Post, he simply disappeared in previous roles as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and Mayor of Braddock where he quit attending council meetings altogether. The only thing worse than being incapable of advocating for his constituents, is being uninterested in the job.
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
People have worked to engage with the IOC in good faith to have them understand the issues directly from the mouths of those most impacted — the Uyghurs at the top of that list and the Tibetans and others, it’s clear the IOC is completely uninterested in what the real impacts on the ground for people are.
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