/ ɪnˈdɪfrənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ not usually before noun ] indifferent (to sb/sth) having or showing no interest in sb/sth :
The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
2.
not very good
SYN mediocre :
an indifferent meal
The festival has the usual mixture of movies— good, bad and indifferent .
► in·dif·fer·ent·ly adverb :
He shrugged indifferently.
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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 (from the verb differre , from dis- from, away + ferre bring, carry).