DISINTEREST
disinterest, neutrality
(noun) tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disinterest (uncountable)
A lack of interest. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms: apathy, indifference, uninterest
The absence of bias. [from 17th c.]
Synonym: impartiality
(obsolete) What is contrary to interest or advantage. [17th-19th c.]
Synonym: disadvantage
Verb
disinterest (third-person singular simple present disinterests, present participle disinteresting, simple past and past participle disinterested)
(transitive) To render disinterested.
Adjective
disinterest (comparative more disinterest, superlative most disinterest)
(obsolete) Free of personal bias.
Synonym: disinterested
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*in"ter*est, p. a.
Definition: Disinterested. [Obs.]
The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even. Jer.
Taylor.
Dis*in"ter*est, n.
1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage. [Obs.]
Glanvill.
2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage;
disinterestedness. [Obs.] Johnson.
Dis*in"ter*est, v. t.
Definition: To divest of interest or interested motives. [Obs.] Feltham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition