indifferent

The definition of indifferent is having no preference or being uninterested.

(adjective)

An example of indifferent is a person who has no opinion about politics.

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See indifferent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. having or showing no partiality, bias, or preference; neutral
  2. having or showing no interest, concern, or feeling; uninterested, apathetic, or unmoved
  3. of no consequence or importance; immaterial
  4. not particularly good or bad, large or small, right or wrong, etc.; fair, average, etc.
  5. not really good; rather poor or bad
  6. neutral in quality, as a chemical, magnet, etc.; inactive: chiefly in scientific use
  7. capable of developing in various ways, as the cells of an embryo that are not yet specialized; undifferentiated

Origin: OFr < L indifferens: see in- & different

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See indifferent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin indifferēns, indifferent-

Origin: : in-, not; see in-1

Origin: + differēns, different; see different

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  • in·difˈfer·ent·ly adverb

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