Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disinterested"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disinterested \Dis*in"ter*est*ed\, a. [Cf. {Disinteressed}.]
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.
The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. --Channing.
Syn: Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disinterested
adj : unaffected by self-interest
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