indifferent

in·dif·fer·ent

 (ĭn-dĭf′ər-ənt, -dĭf′rənt)

adj.

1.

a. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: a person who is indifferent to the sufferings of others.

b. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal.

2. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial: It's indifferent which outfit you choose.

3. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge.

4.

a. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate: "Specialist rectifiers ... raised brandies of indifferent strength to the desired strength by further distillations" (L.M. Cullen).

b. Being neither good nor bad; mediocre: an indifferent performance. See Synonyms at average.

5. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction.

6. Biology Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indifferēns, indifferent- : in-, not; see in-¹ + differēns, different; see different.]

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in·dif′fer·ent·ly adv.

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indifferent

(ɪnˈdɪfrənt; -fərənt)

adj

1. (often foll by to) showing no care or concern; uninterested: he was indifferent to my pleas.

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) 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]

inˈdifferently adv

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in•dif•fer•ent

(ɪnˈdɪf ər ənt, -ˈdɪf rənt)

adj.

1. without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic.

2. having no bias or preference; impartial.

3. neutral or average; routine: an indifferent specimen.

4. not particularly good: an indifferent performance.

5. of only moderate amount, extent, etc.

6. immaterial or unimportant.

7. not essential or obligatory, as an observance.

8. neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.

9. not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.

n.

10. a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics.

[1350–1400; Middle English < of indifferēns]

in•dif′fer•ent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	indifferent - marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" apathetic 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" deaf heedless, unheeding - marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"
	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" immaterial 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" inert, neutral 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" unbiased, unbiassed 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" so-so 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"

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indifferent

adjective

1. unconcerned, distant, detached, cold, cool, regardless, careless, callous, aloof, unimpressed, unmoved, unsympathetic, impervious, uncaring, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, heedless, inattentive People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
unconcerned interested, concerned, keen, sensitive, eager, enthusiastic, sympathetic, susceptible, responsive, compassionate, avid

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) She had starred in several indifferent movies.
mediocre fine, excellent, remarkable, first-class, exceptional, notable

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indifferent

adjective

1. Free from bias in judgment:

disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced.

Idiom: fair and square.

2. Feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement:

detached, disinterested, dispassionate, impersonal, neutral.

3. Without emotion or interest:

apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive.

4. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs:

aloof, detached, disinterested, incurious, unconcerned, uninterested, uninvolved.

5. Being of no special quality or type:

average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.

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Translations

غَيْر مُبالٍ، عَديم الإكْتِراثوَسَط، لَيس بالجيِّد أو الرَّديء

lhostejnýprůměrný

indifferentligegladmiddelmådig

gleichgültigindifferentleidlich

αδιάφορος

indiferentemediocrefrío

indifferenttikeskinkertainenvälinpitämätön

indifférentje-m’en-foutistemédiocreétranger

elég gyenge

áhugalauslakur, fremur lélegur

indifferenteindifferenzamediocreapatico

abejingainekoks

viduvējsvienaldzīgs

likesælmiddelmådig

indiferente

равнодушныйиндифферентный

brezbrižen

ilgisizkayıtsızşöyle böylevasat

一般的不关心的平庸的

indifferent

[ɪnˈdɪfrənt] ADJ

1. (= uninterested) → indiferente
she seemed indifferent to what was happening → parecía que lo que ocurría le resultaba indiferente

2. (= unsympathetic) → indiferente
I could not remain indifferent to their suffering → no podía permanecer indiferente a su sufrimiento

3. (pej) (= mediocre) → mediocre, regular
a glass of indifferent wine → un vaso de un vino mediocre or regular
the book has had indifferent reviews → las críticas del libro lo dejan regular

4. (= of no importance) it is indifferent to me → me es igual or indiferente

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indifferent

[ɪnˈdɪfrənt] adj

(= uninterested) → indifférent(e)
to be indifferent to sth → être indifférent(e) à qch

(= poor) → médiocre, quelconque

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

indifferent

adj

(= lacking interest) → gleichgültig, indifferent (geh) → (to, towards gegenüber); he is quite indifferent about it/to her → es/sie ist ihm ziemlich gleichgültig; indifferent to her despair → ungerührt von ihrer Verzweiflung; his indifferent attitude to the killings → seine Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber den Morden

(= mediocre) → mittelmäßig, durchschnittlich

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indifferent

[ɪnˈdɪfr/ənt] adj

a. (apathetic) indifferent (to) → indifferente (a)

b. (mediocre) → mediocre

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indifferent

(inˈdifrənt) adjective

1. (often with to) 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 indiferente lhostejný gleichgültig ligeglad; indifferent αδιάφοροςindiferente ükskõikne بی تفاوت välinpitämätön indifférent (à)אדיש तटस्थ, तुच्छ nezainteresiran közömbös tidak peduli áhugalaus indifferente 無関心な 무관심한 abejingas vienaldzīgs tidak peduli onverschilliglikegyldig, likesælobojętny مختلف indiferente indiferent (faţă de) равнодушный ľahostajný brezbrižen indiferentan likgiltig ไม่แยแส ilgisiz, kayıtsız 不感興趣的，漠不關心的 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 indiferente průměrný leidlich middelmådig μέτριοςmediocre keskpärane متوسط keskinkertainen médiocreבינוני सामान्य, घटिया osrednji elég gyenge kurang pandai lakur, fremur lélegur mediocre 平凡な 평범한 nekoks viduvējs kurang pandai matigmiddelmådigśredni نورمال ، عادى ، طبيعى، منطظم ، اوسط indiferente mediocru посредственный priemerný povprečen osrednji slätstruken, skral ไม่ค่อยดีนัก vasat, şöyle böyle 平庸的 посередній معمولی xoàng xoàng 平庸的，一般的

inˈdifferently adverb

onverskillig بلا مُبالاه равнодушно indiferentemente lhostejně gleichgültig middelmådigt αδιάφοραindiferentemente; 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, matiglikegladobojętnie د نورمال دوله indiferentemente indiferent; cu indi­fe­renţă равнодушно; посредственно ľahostajne brezbrižno indiferentno likgiltigt อย่างไม่แยแส ilgisizce, kayıtsızca 漠不關心地 байдуже; посередньо بے توجہی سے một cách hờ hững 不关心地

inˈdifference noun

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 indiferença lhostejnost die Gleichgültigkeit ligegladhed αδιαφορίαindiferencia ükskõiksus بی اعتنایی välinpitämättömyys indifférenceאדישות उपेक्षा nezainteresiranost közöny ketakpedulian áhugaleysi, skeytingarleysi indifferenza 無関心 무관심 abejingumas vienaldzība sikap tidak ambil peduli onverschilligheidlikegyldighetobojętność بی پروای indiferença indiferenţă равнодушие ľahostajnosť brezbrižnost indiferentnost likgiltighet ความไม่สนใจ ilgisizlik, kayıtsızlık 漠不關心 байдужість; посередність بے توجہی sự hờ hững 不关心

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indifferent

a. indiferente.

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