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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dif•fer•ent /ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt/USA pronunciation adj. - without interest or concern:once interested in the trombone, but now seems indifferent.
- not particularly good:an indifferent performance.
in•dif•fer•ent•ly, adv. See -fer-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dif•fer•ent (in dif′ər ənt, -dif′rənt),USA pronunciation adj. - without interest or concern;
not caring;
apathetic:his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others. - having no bias, prejudice, or preference;
impartial;
disinterested. - neither good nor bad in character or quality;
average;
routine:an indifferent specimen. - not particularly good, important, etc.;
unremarkable;
unnotable:an indifferent success; an indifferent performance. - of only moderate amount, extent, etc.
- not making a difference, or mattering, one way or the other.
- immaterial or unimportant.
- not essential or obligatory, as an observance.
- making no difference or distinction, as between persons or things:indifferent justice.
- neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.
- Developmental Biology[Biol.]not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.
n. - an ethically or morally indifferent act.
- a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics.
adv. - [Archaic.]indifferently:I am indifferent well.
- Latin indifferent- (stem of indifferēns). See in-3, different
- Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mediocre, undistinguished, uninspired, commonplace.
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