indifferent

(ĭn-dĭf'ər-ənt, -dĭf'rənt)
adj.

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.

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

indifferently in·dif'fer·ent·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Free from bias in judgment: disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced. Idioms: fair and square. See fair/unfair.
2. Feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement: detached, disinterested, dispassionate, impersonal, neutral. See feelings.
3. Without emotion or interest: apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive. See feelings.
4. Lacking interest in one's surroundings or worldly affairs: aloof, detached, disinterested, incurious, unconcerned, uninterested, uninvolved. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, concern/unconcern.
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. See good/bad, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: unfeeling, uninterested
Antonyms: caring, compassionate, concerned, feeling, heedful, interested, involved, sympathetic

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things.

    "You tiresome man!" cried Indolentio's wife,
    "You've grown indifferent to all in life."
    "Indifferent?" he drawled with a slow smile;
    "I would be, dear, but it is not worth while."
                                                     Apuleius M. Gokul

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IN BRIEF: Not caring, unmoved.

The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent. — John Hughes Holmes

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For a list of words related to indifferent, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ligegyldig, ligeglad, indifferent, neutral, middelmådig, tarvelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverschillig, onpartijdig, onbeduidend

Français (French)
adj. - indifférent, médiocre, passable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - durchschnittlich, mäßig, gleichgültig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάφορος, ασυγκίνητος, συνηθισμένος, έτσι κι έτσι, ασήμαντος, επουσιώδης, αντικειμενικός, αμερόληπτος

Italiano (Italian)
indifferente, noncurante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indiferente

Русский (Russian)
равнодушный, посредственный, маловажный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - insignificante, poco importante, indiferente, regular, neutro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - likgiltig, kallsinnig, oväsentlig, medelmåttig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
漠不关心的, 中立的, 无重要性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 漠不關心的, 中立的, 無重要性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무관심한, 대수롭지 않은, 공정한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無関心な, 偏頗のない, 公平な, 重要でない, どうでもよい, 可もなく不可もない
n. - 無関心な人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا مبال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדיש, לא אכפתי, בינוני, רע למדי, נייטרלי מבחינה כימית, לא מתחשב‬

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