disinterestedness
Freedom from bias
Disinterestedness is the quality of being impartial or free from self-interest.
A judge's disinterestedness ensures fair rulings; a mediator's disinterestedness helps resolve disputes.
The word is often confused with uninterestedness (lack of interest), but disinterestedness specifically means having no personal stake in the outcome: Her disinterestedness made her the ideal person to divide the inheritance.
Freedom from personal bias
- neutralityState of taking sides
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
unbiasedness · fair-mindedness · equitableness · open-mindedness · judiciousness · balance · equity · unprejudiced
Prioritizing others over oneself
- unselfishnessConcern for others' welfare
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
philanthropy · nobility · self-sacrifice · high-mindedness · idealism · principled · honorable · virtuous
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- coolnessCalm self-possession
- reserveSupply kept back
- withdrawalAct of taking away
disengagement · nonattachment · disconnection · equanimity · composure · imperturbability · unflappability · stoicism
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
torpor · insensibility · unresponsiveness · passivity · boredom · lassitude · disengagement · numbness
objectivity
Freedom from personal bias
- neutralityState of taking sides
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
nonpartisanship · unbiasedness · fair-mindedness · equitableness · open-mindedness · judiciousness · balance · equity · unprejudiced · dispassion
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- unselfishnessConcern for others' welfare
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
- generosityReadiness to give freely
benevolence · philanthropy · nobility · self-sacrifice · high-mindedness · idealism · principled · honorable · virtuous · moral
aloofness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- coolnessCalm self-possession
- reserveSupply kept back
withdrawal · disengagement · nonattachment · disconnection · equanimity · composure · imperturbability · unflappability · stoicism · serenity
indifference
Lack of interest
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
lethargy · torpor · insensibility · unresponsiveness · passivity · boredom · lassitude · disengagement · numbness · inertia
- art criticismart criticism, review, art critic, critique, analysis
- Kant aestheticsaesthetic judgment, purposiveness, taste, sublime, aesthetic pleasure
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- art for art's sakeaestheticism, beauty, form, purity, autonomy
- Matthew ArnoldDover Beach, sweetness and light, best self
disinterestednessbias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
partiality · prejudice · favoritism · partisanship · one-sidedness
disinterestednessself-interest
Concern for personal advantage
interestedness · vested interest · conflict of interest · nepotism · cronyism
interest, interested, interesting, uninterested, disinterest, disinterested, disinterestedly