Indifferent word meaning and definition

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[adjective] showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
[adjective] lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other; often followed by"to"; "whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent)"; "what others think is altogether indifferent to him"
[adjective] marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
[adjective] neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"
[adjective] neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French"
[adjective] characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems"
[adjective] marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another; "indifferent about which book you would give them"; "was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation"
[adjective] (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
[adjective] fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job"

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\In*dif"fer*ent\, a. [F. indiff['e]rent, L. indifferens. See {In-} not, and {Different}.] 1. Not mal?ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance. Dangers are to me indifferent. --Shak. Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. --Jer. Taylor. His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in the clergyman's sight. --Hawthorne. 2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. The staterooms are in indifferent order. --Sir W. Scott. 3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial. Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. --Addison. 4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family. It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. --Addison. 5. (Law) Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested. In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. --Bacon. {Indifferent tissue} (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.
\In*dif"fer*ent\, adv. To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] ``News indifferent good.'' --Shak.

Synonyms for indifferent

apathetic, fair, immaterial, impartial, inert, inferior, moderate, neutral, ordinary, passable, so-so(p), tolerable, unbiased, unbiassed, unconcerned, unimportant, uninterested, unreactive

Related terms: backward, degage, diluted, distant, equitable, even, fade, half-and-half, inadvertent, insouciant, laggard, languid, lazy, lightweight, medium, midway, mindless, moderate, objective, overpermissive, pluckless, pulpy, resigned, sapless, stolid, unbiased, uninvolved, unrestrained, unswayed, unthinking

The fun area, different aproach to word »indifferent«

Let's analyse "indifferent" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 36.4% of vowels is 2.2% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEREFFIDNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 3065 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. -.. .. ..-. ..-. . .-. . -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: indifferent: 9 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 28, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: indifferent: 9 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 65, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (2)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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