| Main Entry: | disinterestedness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fairness |
Synonyms: |
detachment, disinterest, dispassion, dispassionateness, equitableness, equity, fair-mindedness, impartiality, impartialness, justice, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity, rightfulness, rightness |
| Concept: | Disinterestedness. |
| Category: | 3. Moral conditions |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
disinterestedness; generosity; liberality, liberalism; altruism; benevolence; elevation, loftiness of purpose, exaltation, magnanimity; chivalry, chivalrous spirit; heroism, sublimity., self-denial, self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, self-immolation, self-control (resolution) [more]; stoicism, devotion, martyrdom, suttee., labor of love.
-verbs
be disinterested; make a sacrifice, lay one's head on the block; put oneself in the place of others, do as one would be done by, do unto others as we would men should do unto us.
-adjectives
disinterested; unselfish; self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-devoted; generous., handsome, liberal, noble; noble-minded, highminded; princely, great, high, elevated, lofty, exalted, spirited, stoical, magnanimous; great- hearted, large-hearted; chivalrous, heroic, sublime., unbought, unbribed; uncorrupted (upright).
-phrases
non vobis solum.
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Antonyms: |
selfishness |
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| Main Entry: | detachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aloofness |
Synonyms: |
brown study, coldness, coolness, disinterestedness, dreaminess, impartiality, incuriosity, indifference, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectivity, preoccupation, remoteness, reverie, unconcern, woolgathering |
Antonyms: |
bias, compassion, interest, kindness, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | equity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impartiality |
Synonyms: |
disinterestedness, equitableness, even-handedness, fair play, fair-mindedness, fairness, honesty, integrity, justice, justness, nonpartisanship, piece, reasonableness, rectitude, righteousness, square deal, uprightness |
Antonyms: |
bias, inequity, partiality, unfairness, unjustness |
| Main Entry: | fairness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | justice |
Synonyms: |
candor, charitableness, charity, civility, consideration, courtesy, decency, decorum, disinterestedness, due, duty, equitableness, equity, exactitude, fair shake, fair-mindedness, give and take, good faith, goodness, honesty, honor, humanity, impartiality, integrity, justness, legitimacy, moderation, open-mindedness, propriety, rationality, reasonableness, right, righteousness, rightfulness, rightness, seemliness, square deal, suitability, tolerance, truth, uprightness, veracity |
Antonyms: |
inequity, injustice, partiality, unfairness, wrong |
| Main Entry: | indifference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absence of feeling, interest |
Synonyms: |
alienation, aloofness, apathy, callousness, carelessness, cold shoulder, cold-bloodedness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, equity, heedlessness, immunity, impartiality, impassiveness, impassivity, inattention, inertia, insensitivity, insouciance, isolationism, lack, lethargy, listlessness, negligence, neutrality, nonchalance, noninterference, objectivity, stoicism, torpor, unconcern, unmindfulness |
Antonyms: |
caring, compassion, concern, feeling, interest, involvement, regard, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | objectivity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impartiality |
Synonyms: |
detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, equality, equitableness, indifference, neutrality, open-mindedness |
| Main Entry: | casualness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indifference |
Synonyms: |
apathy, carelessness, disinterestedness, disregard, inattention, nonchalance, unconcern |
| Main Entry: | disinterest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fairness |
Synonyms: |
detachment, disinterestedness, dispassion, dispassionateness, equitableness, equity, fair-mindedness, impartiality, impartialness, justice, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity, rightfulness, rightness |
| Main Entry: | dispassion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fairness |
Synonyms: |
detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassionateness, equitableness, equity, fair-mindedness, impartiality, impartialness, justice, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity, rightfulness, rightness |