different between reserved vs uninterested

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?vd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??vd/
• Hyphenation: re?served

Verb

reserved

1. simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Adjective

reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)

1. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

   He was a quiet, reserved person.

2. (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

   I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:taciturn

Derived terms

• reserved track
• reserved word (computing)

Related terms

• reservedly
• reservedness

Translations

See also

• shy

Anagrams

• deserver, reversed

English

Alternative forms

• uninteressed (obsolete)

Etymology

un- +? interested

Adjective

uninterested (comparative more uninterested, superlative most uninterested)

1. (obsolete) Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
2. Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

   I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.

Translations

See also

• disinterested