indifferent
Use Indifferent in a sentence
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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Etymonline
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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
It also certainly has the effect of bringing indifferent citizens to the polls on election day.
The censors are inevitably timorous, possibly cretinous bureaucrats blind or indifferent to art's necessities.
It's simply more evidence that the world is indifferent to us.
It's all emblematic of a cadre at best indifferent to facts.
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