disinteresting
disinteresting is the present participle and gerund of disinterest.
Meaning of disinterest
Verb
disinterest (third-person singular simple present disinterests, present participle disinteresting, simple past and past participle disinterested)
- To render disinterested.
- The Moscow Bolsheviks may disinterest themselves in the fate of Ukrainian or White Russian territories under Polish rule; but nationalist States in the Ukraine or White Russia could never evince such indifference.1935, Lewis Namier, “German Arms and Aims”, in In the Margin of History, London: Macmillan, published 1939
Adjective
disinteresting (comparative more disinteresting, superlative most disinteresting)
- uninteresting; dull
- disinteresting passages1791, James Boswell, “(please specify the year)”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC
Forms of disinteresting
| comparative | more disinteresting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disinteresting |
Questions about disinteresting
- What does disinteresting mean?
- Disinteresting means uninteresting; dull.
- What is disinteresting the present participle and gerund of?
- Disinteresting is the present participle and gerund of disinterest.
- What part of speech is disinteresting?
- Disinteresting is an adjective.
Words near disinteresting in the dictionary
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