All 6 Uses of
disinterested
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- You may one of these days reap the reward of your disinterested devotion.†
Chpt 17-18 *
- Your name is celebrated, your position magnificent; and then the Comte de Morcerf is a soldier, and it is pleasing to see the integrity of a Bayard united to the poverty of a Duguesclin; disinterestedness is the brightest ray in which a noble sword can shine.†
Chpt 53-54
- How could I make such a proposition, especially to a woman who always professes to be so entirely disinterested?†
Chpt 57-58
- "But," said Danglars,—who, on his part, did not perceive how soon the conversation, which was at first disinterested, was turning to a business transaction,—"there is, doubtless, a part of your fortune your father could not refuse you?"†
Chpt 81-82
- It was agreed that the three millions should be intrusted to Danglars to invest; some persons had warned the young man of the circumstances of his future father-in-law, who had of late sustained repeated losses; but with sublime disinterestedness and confidence the young man refused to listen, or to express a single doubt to the baron.†
Chpt 83-84
- Then you can quit your house, leaving your jewels and giving up your jointure, and every one's mouth will be filled with praises of your disinterestedness.†
Chpt 105-106
Definition:
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(disinterested) unaffected by self-interest