Definition of Disinterested

1. Adjective. Unaffected by self-interest.

Similar to: Impartial
Derivative terms: Disinterestedness

Definition of Disinterested

1. a. 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.

Definition of Disinterested

1. Adjective. Having no stake or interest in the outcome; free of bias, impartial. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

2. Adjective. Uninterested, lacking interest. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disinterested

1. disinterest [v] - See also: disinterest

Medical Definition of Disinterested

1. 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. "The happiness of disinterested sacrifices." (Channing) Synonym: Unbiased, impartial, uninterested, indifferent. Origin: Cf. Disinteressed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinterested

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Literary usage of Disinterested

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"Moreover, men have disinterested likings, as they have disinterested dislikes. ... Having thus found the origin of disinterested retributive emotions, ..."

2. Lectures on Jurisprudence, Or, The Philosophy of Positive Law by John Austin (1885)
"The seemingly disinterested services that are rendered by men to men, ... We are daily and hourly conscious of disinterested benevolence or sympathy, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"Therefore, theirs is the true method and the higher life even when their disinterested consecration to science is mingled with a hope that a little fame ..."

4. The Works of George Berkeley, D.D., Bishop of Cloyne by George Berkeley, John Dewey, Ferdinand Gregorovius, George Sampson, Annie Hamilton, Arthur James Balfour Balfour (1898)
"Their virtue alone disinterested and heroic. 8. Beauty of sensible objects, what, and how perceived. 9. The idea of beauty explained by painting and ..."

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