indifferentialadj.n.

Etymology: in- prefix⁴.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: indiffeˈrential.

rare.

A. adj.

Characterized by indifference.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective]

feeblec1275

demeanc1380

unnoblec1384

coarse1424

colourlessc1425

passable1489

meana1500

indifferent1532

plain1539

so-so1542

mediocre1586

ordinary1590

fameless1611

middling1652

middle-rate1658

ornery1692

so-soish1819

nohow1828

betwixt and between1832

indifferential1836

null1847

undazzling1855

deviceless1884

uncompetitive1885

tug1890

run of the mill1919

serviceable1920

dim1958

spammy1959

comme ci, comme ça1968

vanilla1972

meh2007

1836 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Election i. v. 50 Some..it tells us, are neither elected nor reprobated: and..these indifferential individuals either may, or may not, be saved.

B. n.

A thing indifferent (see indifferent adj.¹ 10c); a non-essential.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > unessential

indifferency1643

non-essential1806

unessential1828

indifferentiala1834

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 172 Driving into wildernesses their Christian brethren for admitted indifferentials.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	indifferential
释义	indifferentialadj.n. Etymology: in- prefix⁴.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: indiffeˈrential. rare. A. adj. Characterized by indifference. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] feeblec1275 demeanc1380 unnoblec1384 coarse1424 colourlessc1425 passable1489 meana1500 indifferent1532 plain1539 so-so1542 mediocre1586 ordinary1590 fameless1611 middling1652 middle-rate1658 ornery1692 so-soish1819 nohow1828 betwixt and between1832 indifferential1836 null1847 undazzling1855 deviceless1884 uncompetitive1885 tug1890 run of the mill1919 serviceable1920 dim1958 spammy1959 comme ci, comme ça1968 vanilla1972 meh2007 1836 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Election i. v. 50 Some..it tells us, are neither elected nor reprobated: and..these indifferential individuals either may, or may not, be saved. B. n. A thing indifferent (see indifferent adj.¹ 10c); a non-essential. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > unessential indifferency1643 non-essential1806 unessential1828 indifferentiala1834 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 172 Driving into wildernesses their Christian brethren for admitted indifferentials. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.n.a1834
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