Antonyms for disinterested

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dis-in-tuh-res-tid, -tri-stid

Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈɪn təˌrɛs tɪd, -trɪ stɪd

Definition of disinterested

Origin : 1610s, "unconcerned," the sense we now would ascribe to uninterested, with the sense of "impartial" going to disinteressed (c.1600). See dis- + interest. Modern sense of disinterested is first attested 1650s. As things now stand, disinterested means "free from personal bias," while uninterested means "caring nothing for the matter in question." Related: Disinterestedly; disinterestedness.

adj detached, uninvolved

Example sentences :

In all this he has been upright, disinterested and conscientious in word and deed.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

She knew, only too well, that Althea's invitation to dinner had not been disinterested.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

Exactly; just as I maintain all that is honorable and disinterested.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

Disinterested virtue is first suspected and then viewed with incredulity.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

A most noble and disinterested achievement, and worthy of all commendation.
Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers

M—— is assuredly the most disinterested and the truest of friends.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various

Does it mean that you are beginnin' to doubt the disinterested part?
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

To a disinterested observer the scene might have had some elements of farce comedy.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

But your disinterested warning has determined me to go to this rendezvous.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

And now she was to receive the reward of disinterested affection.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for disinterested

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