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“disinterestedness” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

disinterestedness
animus utilitatis suae immemor or oblitus: abstinentia (opposed to avaritia): His disinterestedness was put to the proof, tentata est ejus abstinentia (Nep.). With the most absolute disinterestedness, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito et quasi lenocinante mercede (Cic.).

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What is the Latin word for disinterestedness?
The usual Latin words for “disinterestedness” are oblīvīscor, abstineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.