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   in·dif·fer·ent

   /inˈdif(ə)rənt/

   adjective

   • 1. having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned: "most workers were indifferent to foreign affairs" Similar unconcerned aboutapathetic about/towarduncaring aboutcasual aboutnonchalant aboutoffhand aboutuninterested inuninvolved in/withheedless ofmindless ofcareless ofregardless ofoblivious toreckless aboutcavalier aboutfrivolous aboutdismissive ofunimpressed bybored byweary ofunmoved byunresponsive tolukewarm aboutunenthusiastic aboutphlegmatic aboutimpassivedispassionatealoofinsouciantdetacheddistantcoldcoolunresponsivepassionlessunemotionalemotionlessunmovedunfeelingunsympatheticcallousrare:pococuranteOpposite heedfulcaring
   • 2. neither good nor bad; mediocre: "attempts to distinguish between good, bad, and indifferent work" Similar mediocreordinarycommonplaceaveragemiddle-of-the-roadmiddlingmediummoderateeverydayworkadaytolerablepassableadequatefairinferiorsecond-rateuninspiredundistinguishedunexceptionalunexcitingunremarkablerun-of-the-millnot very goodpedestrianprosaiclacklusterforgettableamateuramateurishinformal:OKso-sobog-standardfair-to-middling(plain) vanillanothing to write home aboutno great shakesnot so hotnot up to muchhalf-pieOpposite brilliant
   • ▪ not good; fairly bad: "a pair of indifferent watercolors"
   • 3. neutral in respect of some specified physical property.
   • ▪ not specialized; undifferentiated. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference’, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing’ (see different).

   Derivatives

   • 1. indifferently adverb

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word indifferent, such as unbiased, apathetic, mediocre, or neutral. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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   Indifferent means not interested or not good. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   indifferent. /ɪnˈdɪfrɪnt/ /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ IPA guide. If you're indifferent about something, you don't care much about it one way or another. You might feel indifferent about politics, changing the channel whenever the TV news comes on.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of the adjective 'indifferent' in British and American English. Find out how to distinguish it from related words like 'unconcerned', 'detached', and 'disinterested'.

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   Indifferent definition: without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic. See examples of INDIFFERENT used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › indifferentIndifferent - definition of indifferent by The Free Dictionary

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   Indifferent means having no particular interest or concern, or being neither good nor bad. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, and see related words and expressions.

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   Indifferent means having or showing no interest in somebody or something. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, collocations and word origin.