nt, -dif-ruh
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| 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. |
| 12. | an ethically or morally indifferent act. |
| 13. | a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics. |
| 14. | Archaic. indifferently: I am indifferent well. |
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. |
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.