indifferent

B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity
US /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/
adj Freq #13002

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not interested in or caring about something.

    He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn't affect him either way.

  2. 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

Etymology

From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.

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