What is indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness. [Obs.] Johnson called?
disinterest — Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness. [Obs.] Johnson. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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