disinterested

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled distinterested

US /dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd/ UK /dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
free of bias or self-interest; impartial

We need a disinterested party to settle the dispute.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · free of bias or... impartial unbiased objective neutral detached dispassionate fair

Opposites

biased partial prejudiced interested involved

Word family

Forms disinterestedness

Derived forms disinterestedlydisinterestedness

Related forms disinterest interest interested

Etymology

From dis- ('lack of') + interested; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns'), from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be').

interesse Old French esse Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# disinterested

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd/

## Meanings
1. free of bias or self-interest; impartial

## Examples
- We need a disinterested party to settle the dispute.

## Synonyms
- impartial
- unbiased
- objective
- neutral
- detached
- dispassionate
- fair

## Antonyms
- biased
- partial
- prejudiced
- interested
- involved

## Derived Forms
- disinterestedly
- disinterestedness

## Related Forms
- disinterest
- interest
- interested

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interesse
- Root: esse

## Etymology
From dis- ('lack of') + interested; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns'), from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be').

## AI Etymology
Disinterested is from dis- ('lack of') + interested; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns'), from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be'). In present-day use, it means free of bias or self-interest; impartial. Derived formations include disinterestedly and disinterestedness. Related vocabulary includes disinterest, interest, and interested.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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