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Spanish
Etymology
From desinteresar + -ado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desinteɾeˈsado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: de‧sin‧te‧re‧sa‧do
Adjective
desinteresado (feminine desinteresada, masculine plural desinteresados, feminine plural desinteresadas)
- disinterested
- Antonym: interesado
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:Si siguieras mis indicaciones que son las de una madre desinteresada, y se ajustan al criterio de tu padre y a la voluntad de tu santo tío, entonces, querida Gloria, ¡cuán distinta sería tu situación ante Dios y ante los hombres!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- unselfish, selfless
- Synonym: abnegado
Participle
desinteresado (feminine desinteresada, masculine plural desinteresados, feminine plural desinteresadas)
- past participle of desinteresarse
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