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désintéressé

selfless

adjective deh-zehn-teh-reh-SEH Rare

Also means

disinterested

Usage Note

Désintéressé means acting without personal gain or motive — 'selfless' or 'unbiased'. A conseil désintéressé is impartial advice. Note the difference from the English 'disinterested' (impartial) versus 'uninterested' (not interested) — French désintéressé maps to the English 'disinterested/selfless', while 'uninterested' is better expressed as indifférent. Feminine: désintéressée.

Examples

"Il nous a donné un avis désintéressé."

Natural Translation

He gave us an unbiased opinion.

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