INDIFFERENT


Meaning of INDIFFERENT in English

— indifferently , adv.

/in dif"euhr euhnt, -dif"reuhnt/ , adj.

1. without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.

2. having no bias, prejudice, or preference; impartial; disinterested.

3. neither good nor bad in character or quality; average; routine: an indifferent specimen.

4. not particularly good, important, etc.; unremarkable; unnotable: an indifferent success; an indifferent performance.

5. of only moderate amount, extent, etc.

6. not making a difference, or mattering, one way or the other.

7. immaterial or unimportant.

8. not essential or obligatory, as an observance.

9. making no difference or distinction, as between persons or things: indifferent justice.

10. neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.

11. Biol. not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.

n.

12. an ethically or morally indifferent act.

13. a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics.

adv.

14. Archaic. indifferently: I am indifferent well.

[ 1350-1400; ME (adj.) indifferent- (s. of indifferens ). See IN- 3 , DIFFERENT ]

Syn. 4. mediocre, undistinguished, uninspired, commonplace.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .