disinterested
11disinterested — [[t]dɪsɪ̱ntrəstɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is disinterested is not involved in a particular situation or not likely to benefit from it and is therefore able to act in a fair and unselfish way. The current sole superpower is far from being a …
12disinterested — adjective 1) disinterested advice Syn: unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, neutral, nonpartisan, detached, uninvolved, objective, dispassionate, impersonal, clinical; open minded, fair, just, equitable, balanced, evenhanded …
13disinterested — disinterestedly, adv. disinterestedness, n. /dis in teuh res tid, tri stid/, adj. 1. unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee. 2. not interested; indifferent. [1605 15; …
14disinterested — adjective 1 able to judge a situation fairly because you are not concerned with gaining any personal advantage from it; objective 2 (1): disinterested advice 2 sometimes used to mean uninterested , although many people think this is wrong… …
15disinterested — dis•in•ter•est•ed [[t]dɪsˈɪn təˌrɛs tɪd, trɪ stɪd[/t]] adj. 1) unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives 2) not interested; indifferent • Etymology: 1605–15 dis•in′ter•est ed•ly, adv. dis•in′ter•est ed•ness, n …
16disinterested — dis|in|ter|est|ed [ dıs ıntrəstəd ] adjective 1. ) not involved in something and therefore able to judge it fairly: IMPARTIAL: a disinterested witness and observer disinterested advice 2. ) not interested. Many people think that this use of the… …
17disinterested — adjective 1》 not influenced by considerations of personal advantage; impartial. 2》 having or feeling no interest or concern. Derivatives disinterestedly adverb disinterestedness noun Origin C17: past participle of the rare verb disinterest rid of …
18disinterested — UK [dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd] / US [dɪsˈɪntrəstəd] adjective 1) not involved in something and therefore able to judge it fairly a disinterested witness and observer disinterested advice 2) not interested. Many people think that this use of the word is not… …
19disinterested — /dɪsˈɪntrəstəd / (say dis intruhstuhd) adjective 1. unbiased by personal involvement or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: *He … would become cynical, bitter, and sceptical of there being any disinterested good in human nature. –miles… …
20disinterested — adjective a) Uninterested, lacking interest. How dis interested are they in all Worldly matters, since they fling their Wealth and Riches into the Sea. b) Having no stake or interest in the outcome; free of bias, impartial. Robin took to… …
