in·dif·fer·ent ( n-df  r-nt, -dfrnt)adj. 1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: indifferent to the sufferings of others. 2. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal. 3. Not mattering one way or the other: It's indifferent to me which outfit you choose. 4. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge. 5. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate. 6. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance. See Synonyms at average. 7. Being neither right nor wrong. 8. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction. 9. Biology Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indiffer  ns, indifferent- : in-, not; see in-1 + differns, different; see different.]in·dif fer·ent·ly adv. |
indifferent
Adjective
1. showing no concern or interest: he was indifferent to politics
2. of only average standard or quality
3. not at all good: she had starred in several very indifferent movies
4. unimportant
5. showing or having no preferences [Latin indifferens making no distinction]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  indifferent - marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator" |
| 2. | indifferent - showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea" unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight" | |
| 3. | indifferent - (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" | |
| 4. | indifferent - (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"; "what others think is altogether indifferent to him" unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant" | |
| 5. | indifferent - fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job" inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance | |
| 6. | indifferent - having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically | |
| 7. | indifferent - 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" impartial - showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" | |
| 8. |  indifferent - characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems"impartial - showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" | |
| 9. | indifferent - 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" ordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" | |
| 10. | indifferent - neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
indifferent
adjective 1. unconcerned, distant, detached, cold, cool, regardless, careless, callous, aloof, unimpressed, unmoved, unsympathetic, impervious, uncaring, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, heedless, inattentive << OPPOSITE concerned
adjective 2. mediocre, middling, average, fair, ordinary, moderate, insignificant, unimportant, so-so (informal) immaterial, passable, undistinguished, uninspired, of no consequence, no great shakes (informal) half-pie N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE excellent
Translations
adj indifferent [inˈdifrənt]
1 (often withto) showing no interest in or not caring about (opinions, events etc) She is quite indifferent to other people's suffering. middelmatig غَيْر مُبالٍ، عَديم الإكْتِراث безразличние lhostejný ligeglad; indifferent gleichgültig αδιάφορος indiferente ükskõikne بی تفاوت välinpitämätön indifférent (à) אָדִיש तटस्थ, तुच्छ nezainteresiran közömbös tidak peduli áhugalaus indifferente 無関心な 관심이 없는 abejingas vienaldzīgs tidak peduli onverschillig likegyldig, likesæl obojętny indiferente indiferent (faţă de) равнодушный ľahostajný brezbrižen indiferentan likgiltig ซึ่งเป็นกลาง ilgisiz, kayıtsız 不關心的 байдужий; індиферентний لا پرواہ hờ hững 不关心的
2 not very good He is a rather indifferent card-player. onverskillige وَسَط، لَيس بالجيِّد أو الرَّديء посредствен průměrný middelmådig leidlich μέτριος mediocre keskpärane متوسط keskinkertainen médiocre בֵּינוֹנִי सामान्य, घटिया osrednji elég gyenge kurang pandai lakur, fremur lélegur mediocre 平凡な 평범한 nekoks viduvējs kurang pandai matig middelmådig średni indiferente mediocru посредственный priemerný povprečen osrednji slätstruken, skral ซึ่งไม่เอาใจใส่ vasat, şöyle böyle 一般的 посередній معمولی xoàng xoàng 一般的
adv inˈdifferently
onverskillig بلا مُبالاه равнодушно lhostejně middelmådigt gleichgültig αδιάφορα indiferentemente; mediocremente ükskõikselt بطور متوسط؛ با بی تفاوتی välinpitämättömästi indifféremment בְּאָדִישוּת जैसे-तैसे nezainteresirano közömbösen, jelentéktelen módon masa bodoh jafnt; með áhugaleysi indifferentemente 無関心に 무관심하게 abejingai vienaldzīgi; viduvēji dengan tidak peduli onverschillig, matig likeglad obojętnie indiferentemente indiferent; cu indiferenţă равнодушно; посредственно ľahostajne brezbrižno indiferentno likgiltigt ความเป็นกลาง ilgisizce, kayıtsızca 不關心地 байдуже; посередньо بے توجہی سے một cách hờ hững 不关心地
n inˈdifference
the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby. onverskilligheid لا مُبالاه равнодушие lhostejnost ligegladhed die Gleichgültigkeit αδιαφορία indiferencia ükskõiksus بی اعتنایی välinpitämättömyys indifférence אָדִישוּת उपेक्षा nezainteresiranost közöny ketakpedulian áhugaleysi, skeytingarleysi indifferenza 無関心 무관심 abejingumas vienaldzība sikap tidak ambil peduli onverschilligheid likegyldighet obojętność indiferença indiferenţă равнодушие ľahostajnosť brezbrižnost indiferentnost likgiltighet ความไม่สนใจ ilgisizlik, kayıtsızlık 不關心 байдужість; посередність بے توجہی sự hờ hững 不关心
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