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in⋅dif⋅fer⋅ent
[in-dif-er-uh
nt, -dif-ruh
nt]
–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. |
| 13. | a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics. |
–adverb
| 14. | Archaic. indifferently: I am indifferent well. |
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in·dif·fer·ent (ĭn-dĭf'ər-ənt, -dĭf'rənt) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indifferēns, indifferent- : in-, not; see in-1 + differēns, different; see different.] in·dif'fer·ent·ly adv. |
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Indifferent
In*dif"fer*ent\, a. [F. indiff['e]rent, L. indifferens. See In- not, and Different.]1. Not making a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance. Dangers are to me indifferent. --Shak. Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. --Jer. Taylor. His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the clergyman's sight. --Hawthorne. 2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. The staterooms are in indifferent order. --Sir W. Scott. 3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial. Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. --Addison. 4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family. It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. --Addison. 5. (Law) Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested. In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. --Bacon. Indifferent tissue (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.Indifferent
In*dif"fer*ent\, adv. To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] "News indifferent good." --Shak.
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Language Translation for : indifferent
Spanish:
indiferente,
German:
gleichgültig,
Japanese:
無関心な
indifferent
1387, "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" 1532.
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Main Entry: in·dif·fer·ent
Pronunciation: in-'dif-&rnt, -'dif-(&-)rent
Function: adjective
1 : having or exhibiting alack of affect, concern, or care
2 a : not differentiated <indifferent tissues of the human body> b : capable of development in more than onedirection; especially : not yet embryologically determined —in·dif·fer·ent·ly adverb
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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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