Indifferent

[ɪn'dɪf(ə)r(ə)nt] or [ɪn'dɪfrənt]

Definition

(adj.) showing no care or concern in attitude or action; 'indifferent to the sufferings of others'; 'indifferent to her plea' .

(adj.) neither too great nor too little; 'a couple of indifferent hills to climb' .

(adj.) being neither good nor bad; 'an indifferent performance'; 'a gifted painter but an indifferent actor'; 'her work at the office is passable'; 'a so-so golfer'; 'feeling only so-so'; 'prepared a tolerable dinner'; 'a tolerable working knowledge of French' .

(adj.) characterized by a lack of partiality; 'a properly indifferent jury'; 'an unbiasgoted account of her family problems' .

(adj.) marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another; 'indifferent about which book you would give them'; 'was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation' .

(adj.) fairly poor to not very good; 'has an indifferent singing voice'; 'has indifferent qualifications for the job' .

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Definition

(a.) Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance.

(a.) Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre.

(a.) Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial.

(a.) Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family.

(a.) Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested.

(adv.) To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Neutral, impartial, disinterested, unbiassed.[2]. Unconcerned, unmoved, apathetic, cool, inattentive, dead, heedless, regardless, unmindful, not interested.[3]. Equal, all the same, just the same, all one, the same thing.[4]. Passable, tolerable, middling, ordinary, so-so, not very bad.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Lukewarm, careless, unconcerned,[See APATHETIC]

Typist: Tabitha

Definition

adj. without importance: uninteresting: of a middle quality: neutral: unconcerned.—n. one who is indifferent or apathetic: that which is indifferent.—ns. Indiff′erence Indiff′erency Indiff′erentism indifference: (theol.) the doctrine that religious differences are of no moment: (metaph.) the doctrine of absolute identity—i.e. that to be in thought and to exist are one and the same thing; Indiff′erentist.—adv. Indiff′erently in an indifferent manner: tolerably: passably: without distinction impartially.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

adj. Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things.

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Examples

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