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ər adjective
1.
without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
2.
having no bias, prejudice, or preference; impartial; disinterested.
3.
neither good nor bad in character or quality; average; routine: an indifferent specimen.
4.
not particularly good, important, etc.; unremarkable; unnotable: an indifferent success; an indifferent performance.
5.
of only moderate amount, extent, etc.
6.
not making a difference, or mattering, one way or the other.
7.
immaterial or unimportant.
8.
not essential or obligatory, as an observance.
9.
making no difference or distinction, as between persons or things: indifferent justice.
10.
neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.
11.
Biology. not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.
noun
12.
an ethically or morally indifferent act.
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adverb
14.
Archaic. indifferently: I am indifferent well.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin indifferent- (stem of indifferēns). See in-3, different
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin indifferent- (stem of indifferēns). See in-3, different
Related forms
in·dif·fer·ent·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·dif·fer·ent, adjective
qua·si-in·dif·fer·ent·ly, adverb
su·per·in·dif·fer·ent, adjective
su·per·in·dif·fer·ent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
4. mediocre, undistinguished, uninspired, commonplace.
4. mediocre, undistinguished, uninspired, commonplace.
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indifferent (ɪnˈdɪfrənt, -fərənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | unimportant; immaterial |
| 3. | a. of only average or moderate size, extent, quality, etc |
| b. not at all good; poor | |
| 4. | showing or having no preferences; impartial |
| 5. | biology |
| a. (of cells or tissues) not differentiated or specialized | |
| b. (of a species) not found in any particular community | |
| [C14: from Latin indifferēns making no distinction] | |
| in'differently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
indifferent
late 14c., "unbiased," from L. indifferentem (nom. indifferens) "not differing, not particular, of not consequence," from in- "not" + differens, prp. of differre "set apart" (see differ). Extended sense of "apathetic" first recorded 1519; that of "neither good nor bad" 1530s.
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indifferent in·dif·fer·ent (ĭn-dĭf'ər-ənt, -dĭf'rənt)
adj.
Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased.
Not active or involved; neutral.
Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.
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