indifferent B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ See IPA manual Freq #13002 Meanings 1 adj Not interested in or caring about something. He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn't affect him either way. 2 adj Not very good; only average. The team gave an indifferent performance and barely won. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not interested in or caring... apatheticunconcerneddispassionate 2 adj · not very good; only average. so-so Word family Derived forms indifferentistindifferentnessunindifferent Related forms indifferenceindifferencyindifferentismindifferently Common collocations indifferent performance Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # indifferent **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ **Frequency rank:** 13002 ## Meanings 1. Not interested in or caring about something. 2. Not very good; only average. ## Examples - He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn't affect him either way. - The team gave an indifferent performance and barely won. ## Derived Forms - indifferentist - indifferentness - unindifferent ## Related Forms - indifference - indifferency - indifferentism - indifferently ## Etymology From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different. ## AI Etymology Indifferent comes from Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown