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Indifferent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Indifferent? [adj] showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea" [adj] lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; often followed by"to"; "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" [adj] marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" [adj] neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb" [adj] 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 unbiased 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] (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" [adj] fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Indifferent: apathetic \| fair \| immaterial \| impartial \| inert \| inferior \| moderate \| neutral \| ordinary \| passable \| so-so(p) \| tolerable \| unbiased \| unbiassed \| unconcerned \| unimportant \| uninterested \| unreactive Related Terms \| Find terms related to Indifferent: airy \| aloof \| apathetic \| average \| backward \| balking \| balky \| benumbed \| betwixt and between \| blah \| blase \| bored \| by-the-way \| callous \| careless \| casual \| centrist \| chill \| cold \| comatose \| commonplace \| cool \| cursory \| dead \| degage \| desensitized \| detached \| devil-may-care \| dilatory \| dilute \| diluted \| disinterested \| dispassionate \| disregardant \| disregardful \| distant \| distracted \| distrait \| dull \| easy \| easygoing \| emotionless \| equitable \| even \| evenhanded \| everyday \| fade \| fair \| fair to middling \| fairish \| fervorless \| fifty-fifty \| flat \| flavorless \| flippant \| forgetful \| free and easy \| frigid \| glacial \| grudging \| gruelly \| half-and-half \| halfhearted \| heartless \| hebetudinous \| heedless \| hopeless \| icy \| immaterial \| impartial \| impassive \| impersonal \| impotent \| imprecise \| in a stupor \| inadvertent \| inane \| inappreciable \| inattentive \| inconsequential \| inconsiderate \| incurious \| independent \| indevotional \| indevout \| indifferentist \| inferior \| inobservant \| insensible \| insensitive \| insignificant \| insipid \| insouciant \| intermediate \| jejune \| just \| lackadaisical \| lackluster \| laggard \| languid \| Laodicean \| lax \| lazy \| lenient \| lethargic \| lightweight \| listless \| loath \| loose \| lukewarm \| mean \| mediocre \| medium \| middling \| midway \| mild \| milk-and-water \| mindless \| minor \| moderate \| modest \| namby-pamby \| negligent \| neuter \| neutral \| nonaligned \| nonchalant \| noncommitted \| nonobservant \| nonpartisan \| nonreligious \| not bad \| nugatory \| numb \| numbed \| objective \| oblivious \| of a kind \| of a sort \| of sorts \| offhand \| Olympian \| on the fence \| ordinary \| overindulgent \| overpermissive \| pappy \| passable \| passive \| perfunctory \| permissive \| phlegmatic \| pluckless \| pococurante \| poor \| pulpy \| reckless \| regardless \| relaxed \| reluctant \| remiss \| remote \| removed \| renitent \| resigned \| respectable \| respectless \| restive \| sapless \| savorless \| slack \| slight \| slipshod \| sloppy \| slow \| slow to \| sluggish \| so so \| soft \| soporific \| so-so \| spiceless \| spiritless \| spunkless \| stale \| stoic \| stolid \| stupefied \| supine \| tactless \| tasteless \| tedious \| tepid \| thin \| third-force \| third-world \| thoughtless \| tolerable \| torpid \| trifling \| trivial \| unbiased \| uncaring \| uncommitted \| uncompassionate \| unconcerned \| undazzled \| undevout \| undiplomatic \| undistinguished \| undutiful \| unemotional \| unenthusiastic \| unfeeling \| unflavored \| unheedful \| unheeding \| unimportant \| uninfluenced \| uninquiring \| uninspired \| uninterested \| uninvolved \| unjaundiced \| unmarking \| unmindful \| unnoticing \| unnoting \| unobservant \| unobserving \| unprejudiced \| unprepared \| unprepossessed \| unready \| unreligious \| unremarking \| unrestrained \| unsavory \| unsolicitous \| unswayed \| unsympathetic \| untactful \| unthinking \| unzealous \| vapid \| washy \| watered \| watered-down \| watery \| weak \| wishy-washy \| withdrawn \| zealless See Also \| Indifferent In Webster's Dictionary \Indif"ferent\, a. [F. indiff['e]rent, L. indifferens. See {In-} not, and {Different}.] 1. Not mal?ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance. Dangers are to me indifferent. --Shak. Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. --Jer. Taylor. His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the clergyman's sight. --Hawthorne. 2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. The staterooms are in indifferent order. --Sir W. Scott. 3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial. Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. --Addison. 4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family. It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. --Addison. 5. (Law) Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested. In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. --Bacon. {Indifferent tissue} (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue. \Indif"ferent\, adv. To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] ``News indifferent good.'' --Shak.

Indifferent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Indifferent?

[adj] showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
[adj] lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; often followed by"to"; "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"
[adj] marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
[adj] neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"
[adj] 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 unbiased 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] (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
[adj] fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job"

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Indifferent In Webster's Dictionary

\In*dif"fer*ent\, a. [F. indiff['e]rent, L.
indifferens. See {In-} not, and {Different}.]
1. Not mal?ing a difference; having no influence or
   preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern,
   or attention; of no account; without significance or
   importance.

         Dangers are to me indifferent.        --Shak.

         Everything in the world is indifferent but sin.
                                               --Jer. Taylor.

         His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were
         odious in the clergyman's sight.      --Hawthorne.

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

         The staterooms are in indifferent order. --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

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

         Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die.
                                               --Addison.

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

         It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the
         civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter,
         or an indifferent spectator of the contending
         parties, should be condemned to perpetual
         banishment.                           --Addison.

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

         In choice of committees for ripening business for
         the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than
         to make an indifferency by putting in those that are
         strong on both sides.                 --Bacon.

{Indifferent tissue} (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic,
   undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into
   connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.


\In*dif"fer*ent\, adv.
To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] ``News
indifferent good.'' --Shak.

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