Loading page
say it: in-DI-fruhnt
indifferent is an adjective meaning "marked by a lack of interest". It carries 10 recorded senses.
marked by a lack of interest
“an apathetic audience”
“the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent”
showing no care or concern in attitude or action
“indifferent to the sufferings of others”
“indifferent to her plea”
(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”
fairly poor to not very good
“has an indifferent singing voice”
“has indifferent qualifications for the job”
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
“inert matter”
“an indifferent chemical in a reaction”
chemistry
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for indifferent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.