Indifferently


[in-dif-er-uh nt, -dif-ruh nt] /ɪnˈdɪf ər ənt, -ˈdɪf rənt/

adjective
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.
Biology. not differentiated or specialized, as cells or tissues.
noun
12.
an ethically or morally indifferent act.
13.
a person who is indifferent, especially in matters of religion or politics.
adverb
14.
Archaic. indifferently:
I am indifferent well.
/ɪnˈdɪfrənt; -fərənt/
adjective
1.
(often foll by to) showing no care or concern; uninterested: he was indifferent to my pleas
2.
unimportant; immaterial
3.

4.
showing or having no preferences; impartial
5.
(biology)

adv.

c.1400, from indifferent + -ly (2).
adj.

late 14c., “unbiased,” from Old French indifferent “impartial” or directly from Latin indifferentem (nominative indifferens) “not differing, not particular, of not consequence, neither good nor evil,” from in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + differens, present participle of differre “set apart” (see differ). Extended sense of “apathetic” first recorded early 15c.; that of “neither good nor bad” 1530s, on notion of “neither more nor less advantageous.”

indifferent in·dif·fer·ent (ĭn-dĭf’ər-ənt, -dĭf’rənt)
adj.

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