Disinterestedness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character of being disinterested or unselfish; the fact of having no personal interest in a question or an event; freedom from bias or prejudice on account of private interest; unselfishness; generosity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state or quality of being disinterested.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. freedom from bias or from selfish motives
  • Word Usage
    "Suppose that they had seriously endeavored, and had succeeded in the endeavor, to banish the word disinterestedness from the language; had obtained the disuse of all expressions attaching odium to selfishness or commendation to self-sacrifice, or which implied generosity or kindness to be any thing but doing a benefit in order to receive a greater personal advantage in return."
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