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Webster 1913 Edition


Disinterested

Dis-in′ter-est-ed

,
Adj.
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
.
Syn. – Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disinterested

DISINTERESTED

,
Adj.
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.]