disinterested.

1. Not influenced by personal advantage in the matter being considered.

2. Not interested or engaged.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• disinterested observer
• disinterested advice

On the page

The panel included two disinterested observers.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more disinterested; superlative most disinterested when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.