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Meaning of "disinterestedness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISINTERESTEDNESS

disinterestedness  [dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪdnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISINTERESTEDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disinterestedness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISINTERESTEDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disinterestedness in the English dictionary

The definition of disinterestedness in the dictionary is impartiality. Other definition of disinterestedness is lack of interest.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISINTERESTEDNESS


contentedness
kənˈtɛntɪdnɪs
dispiritedness
dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪdnɪs
faintheartedness
ˌfeɪntˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
fetidness
ˈfetɪdnɪs
indebtedness
ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs
lionheartedness
ˌlaɪənˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
mindedness
ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
near-sightedness
ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
preparedness
prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs
rootedness
ˈruːtɪdnɪs
second-sightedness
ˌsɛkəndˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
short-sightedness
ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
stintedness
ˈstɪntɪdnɪs
stonyheartedness
ˌstəʊnɪˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
stuntedness
ˈstʌntɪdnɪs
true-heartedness
ˌtruːˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
uncreatedness
ˌʌnkriːˈeɪtɪdnɪs
uprootedness
ʌpˈruːtɪdnɪs
wickedness
ˈwɪkɪdnɪs
Widnes
ˈwɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISINTERESTEDNESS

disinhume
disintegrable
disintegrate
disintegration
disintegrative
disintegrator
disinter
disinterest
disinterested
disinterestedly
disintermediation
disinterment
disinterred
disinterring
disinthral
disinthralled
disinthralling
disintoxicate
disintoxication
disintricate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISINTERESTEDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
boundedness
business
coldness
fondness
goodness
hardness
kindness
light-headedness
loudness
madness
night blindness
oddness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness

Synonyms and antonyms of disinterestedness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «disinterestedness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISINTERESTEDNESS

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The translations of disinterestedness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disinterestedness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无私
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desinterés
570 millions of speakers

English

disinterestedness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disinterestedness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم التحيز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бескорыстие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desinteresse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্বেদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désintéressement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disinterestedness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Uneigennützigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

disinterestedness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무욕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disinterestedness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô tư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

disinterestedness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरपेक्षता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önyargısızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disinteresse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezinteresowność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безкорисливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezinteresare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανιδιοτέλεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

belangeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disinterestedness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disinterestedness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disinterestedness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISINTERESTEDNESS»

The term «disinterestedness» is regularly used and occupies the 99.238 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISINTERESTEDNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disinterestedness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISINTERESTEDNESS»

Discover the use of disinterestedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disinterestedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment: Critical Essays
5 — although he does not discuss Dickie. He sees that, for Kant, " disinterestedness" qualifies pleasure rather than attention. But he is not so clear that disinterested pleasure is supposed to be the kind of pleasure in a representation which is ...
Paul Guyer, 2003
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Aesthetics of the Natural Environment
I shall argue that these criticisms about the idea and value of disinterestedness can be traced back to misconceptions of the concept as it was originally understood. By returning to the historically accurate roots of the concept, I aim to clarify it ...
Emily Brady, 2003
3
The Powers of Distance: Cosmopolitanism and the Cultivation ...
I he Arnoldian concept of disinterestedness has strongly influenced the development of Anglo-American literary studies, both as an ideal and as an object of ongoing and stringent critique. Matthew Arnold's defense of the distanced viewpoint ...
Amanda Anderson, 2001
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Metaphysical Hazlitt: Bicentenary Essays
11. 'A. Nature. Towards. One. Another'. Hazlitt. and. the. inherent. disinterestedness. of. moral. agency. A.C.. Grayling. Hazlitt had been trying to write his then-intractable 'metaphysical choke- pear', the Essay on the Principles of Human Action, ...
Uttara Natarajan, Tom Paulin, Duncan Wu, 2006
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A Choice of Inheritance: Self and Community from Edmund ...
The. Genealogy. of. Disinterestedness. This chapter will sketch part of a longer story about the invention of the literary object, and the sort of interest we are supposed to take in it. The main work was done, it seems to me, by Matthew Arnold in ...
David Bromwich, 1989
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Traversing the Middle: Ethics, Politics, Religion
When this analysis is transposed to that of modern disinterestedness, it may be said that a certain “interest” in our activities can never be escaped and, therefore, that disinterestedness is always an impossibility. In other words, Kant's morality is  ...
Gavin Hyman, 2013
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The Kantian Sublime and the Revelation of Freedom
Repudiation and rejection involve desires, attitudes, or conative states (sense 2), but they may also lead to deliberate actions (sense 4), such as protest, civil disobedience, revolt, and revolution. 4.1.1 Disinterestedness Corresponding to the ...
Robert R. Clewis, 2009
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The Gift of Water: Bourdieusian Capital Exchange and Moral ...
The hysteresis effect leads to an 'accidental' disinterestedness. Disinterestedness , as a disadvantageous but voluntary economic transaction takes place, when the objective structure of the society or the position of a person in it changes, and ...
Sebastian Zug, 2014
9
The World of the Gift
If we want to deny the existence of disinterestedness and generosity, that is not the route to take. Having established the reductiveness of the economicist vocabulary and introduced the concept of bonding value, we must now make room for ...
Jacques Godbout, 2000
10
The Challenge of the Social and the Pressure of Practice: ...
Many violations of disinterestedness in pharmaceutical research have been documented that have led to inappropriate, biased, or even falsified scientific results. For this reason, closer control or restraint of commercial interests has repeatedly ...
Martin Carrier, Don Howard (professor.), Janet A. Kourany, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISINTERESTEDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disinterestedness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Movie Review: Mercy Johnson Shocks Hubby, Kids [Video]
Once, he tried to make love to his wife but meets a brick wall of an excuse; she feigns disinterestedness and blames it on work and fatigue. The suspense builds ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
2
Deciding as to which roguery is less harmful to Sri Lanka
... joined keenly in the good governance struggle five months ago but has now returned to the old disinterestedness, 'what is the point of all this. «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
3
Is Christianity Secularization's Best Hope?
That sort of disinterestedness seems more authentic to me than the more abstract arguments of thinkers such as Gauchet and Nancy. «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
Gary Hart: America's Founding Principles Are in Danger of Corruption
Virtue, the disinterestedness of our elected officials, must replace political careerism and special interests. The national interest, what is best for ... «TIME, Jun 15»
5
Confederates Speak: Yes, We Fought the Civil War Over Slavery
... whether the South is not equal in virtue, intelligence, patriotism, courage, disinterestedness, and all the high qualities which adorn our nature. «Jackson Free Press, Jun 15»
6
Books by women are not enough: we need better women's stories
... 1960s with the project of rereading the traditional canon of “great” literary texts, challenging their claims to disinterestedness and questioning ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
7
National Assembly "Crises" - Searching Seriously
My disinterestedness steams from the fact that the contestants are those who do not, in my estimation, have the ingredients for exciting ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
8
The Secret Protocol That Changed the World
The German side declares its complete political disinterestedness in the areas. This protocol shall be treated by both parties as strictly secret.” ... «Institute of Modern Russia, Jun 15»
9
Monsanto's PR, Organic Farming vs. GMO: How the Great Food War …
of the rulers. These sources conceal the use of power because they combine the appearance of authority, independence and disinterestedness ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
10
The struggle to craft a life free from want
As one approaches him, he looks up with a woeful disinterestedness on his face and, as one tries to chat him up on what he does and how he ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

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