| uninterested |
| 1. adj. (obsolete) Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested. | |
| 2. adj. Not interested; indifferent, not concerned. | |
| I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead. | |
| lacking |
| 1. v. present participle of lack | |
| 2. n. The absence of something; a lack. | |
| 3. adj. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc). | |
| This cheese is lacking in pungency. | |
| 4. adj. not carrying a firearm | |
| are you packing or lacking? | |
| lack |
| 1. n. (obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | |
| 2. n. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | |
| 3. v. To be without, to need, to require. | |
| My life lacks excitement. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To be short (of or for something). | |
| He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in want. | |
| 6. v. (obsolete) To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach. | |
| interest |
| 1. n. (finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. | |
| Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%. | |
| 2. n. A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. | |
| He has a lot of interest in vintage cars. | |
| 3. n. Attention that is given to or received from someone or something. | |
| 4. n. An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor. | |
| When scientists and doctors write articles and when politicians run for office, they are required in many countries to declare any existing conflicts of interest. | |
| I have business interests in South Africa. | |
| 5. n. Something or someone one is interested in. | |
| Lexicography is one of my interests. | |
| Victorian furniture is an interest of mine. | |
| The main character's romantic interest will be played by a non-professional actor. | |
| 6. n. (obsolete, rare) Injury, or compensation for injury; damages. | |
| 7. n. (usually plural) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively. | |
| the iron interest; the cotton interest | |
| 8. v. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing. | |
| It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach. | |
| Action films don't really interest me. | |
| 9. v. (obsolete, often impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite. | |
| 10. v. (obsolete) To cause or permit to share. | |
