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Disinterest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. What is contrary to the interest or advantage; disadvantage; injury. [Little used or not at all.]

2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage.

Disinterest [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To disengage from private interest or personal advantage. [Little used.]

Disinterest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage.

2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness.

Disinterest [Participial adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Disinterested.

Disinterest [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To divest of interest or interested motives.

Disinterested [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Uninterested; indifferent; free from self-interest; having no personal interest or private advantage in a question or affair. It is important that a judge should be perfectly disinterested

2. Not influenced or dictated by private advantage; as a disinterested decision. [This word is more generally used than uninterested.]

Disinterested [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Disinterestedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a disinterested manner.

Disinterestedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.

Disinterestedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The state or quality of having no personal interest or private advantage in a question or event; freedom from bias or prejudice, on account of private interest; indifference.

Disinterestedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.

Disinteresting [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Uninteresting. [The latter is the word now used.]

Disinteresting [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Uninteresting.