Search results
- Dictionarydisinterested/dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪd/
adjective
- 1. not influenced by considerations of personal advantage: "a banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or feeling no interest in something; uninterested: "her father was so disinterested in her progress that he only visited the school once" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore free to act fairly: disinterested advice. a disinterested observer.
The meaning of DISINTERESTED is not having the mind or feelings engaged : not interested. How to use disinterested in a sentence. Disinterested vs. Uninterested: Usage Guide Synonym Discussion of Disinterested.
Disinterested definition: unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives. See examples of DISINTERESTED used in a sentence.
having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore free to act fairly: a disinterested observer / judgment. a piece of disinterested advice. Note: Disinterested is sometimes used to mean not interested, but many people consider this use to be incorrect. Compare uninterested. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If you are disinterested in something, you are not interested in it. Some users of English believe that it is not correct to use disinterested with this meaning. We had both become jaded, disinterested, and disillusioned. Lili had clearly regained her appetite but Doran was disinterested in food.
the fact of having no involvement in or receiving no special advantage or good from a situation or event: Their close and financially rewarding relationship was sufficient to call into question the independence and disinterest of the directors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Depending on whom you ask, disinterested is either one of the most commonly misused words in the English language, or a perfect example of usage experts and English teachers being way too uptight. While everyone agrees that disinterested can mean “unbiased,” the debate rages on as to whether it can also mean “uninterested” or ...
adjective. /dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd/, /dɪsˈɪntrestɪd/ not influenced by personal feelings, or by the chance of getting some advantage for yourself synonym impartial, objective, unbiased. a disinterested onlooker/spectator. Her advice appeared to be disinterested. I was merely a disinterested spectator in the whole affair.
adj. 1. Free of bias and self-interest; impartial: "disinterested scientific opinion on fluorides in the water supply" (Ellen R. Shell). 2. a. Not interested; indifferent: "supremely disinterested in all efforts to find a peaceful solution" (C.L. Sulzberger). b. Having lost interest. dis·in′ter·est·ed·ly adv.
noun. 1. : disinterestedness. 2. : lack of interest : indifference. Synonyms. Noun. detachment. disinterestedness. equity. evenhandedness. fair-mindedness.
