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indifferent

Dictionary definition · indifferent

adjective

  1. marked by a lack of interest"an apathetic audience"
  2. showing no care or concern in attitude or action"indifferent to the sufferings of others"
  3. (usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed"deaf to her warnings"
  4. (often followed by ‘to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other"whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"
  5. fairly poor to not very good"has an indifferent singing voice"
  6. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive"inert matter"
  7. marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another"indifferent about which book you would give them"
  8. characterized by a lack of partiality"a properly indifferent jury"
  9. being neither good nor bad"an indifferent performance"
  10. neither too great nor too little"a couple of indifferent hills to climb"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).