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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈdɪfrənt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in dif′ər ənt, -dif′rənt)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•dif•fer•ent /ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. without interest or concern:once interested in the trombone, but now seems indifferent.
  2. not particularly good:an indifferent performance.
in•dif•fer•ent•ly, adv. See -fer-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•dif•fer•ent  (in dif′ər ənt, -dif′rənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. without interest or concern;
    not caring;
    apathetic:his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
  2. having no bias, prejudice, or preference;
    impartial;
    disinterested.
  3. neither good nor bad in character or quality;
    average;
    routine:an indifferent specimen.
  4. not particularly good, important, etc.;
    unremarkable;
    unnotable:an indifferent success; an indifferent performance.
  5. of only moderate amount, extent, etc.
  6. not making a difference, or mattering, one way or the other.
  7. immaterial or unimportant.
  8. not essential or obligatory, as an observance.
  9. making no difference or distinction, as between persons or things:indifferent justice.
  10. neutral in chemical, electric, or magnetic quality.
  11. Developmental Biology[Biol.]not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.

n. 
  1. an ethically or morally indifferent act.
  2. a person who is indifferent, esp. in matters of religion or politics.

adv. 
  1. [Archaic.]indifferently:I am indifferent well.
  • Latin indifferent- (stem of indifferēns). See in-3, different
  • Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1350–1400
in•dif′fer•ent•ly, adv. 
    4. mediocre, undistinguished, uninspired, commonplace.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfrənt; -fərənt/ adj
  1. (often followed by to) showing no care or concern; uninterested: he was indifferent to my pleas
  2. unimportant; immaterial
    • of only average or moderate size, extent, quality, etc
    • not at all good; poor
  4. showing or having no preferences; impartial
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin indifferēns making no distinctioninˈdifferently adv
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