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indifferent

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indifferent in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. marked by a lack of interest
    "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
    apathetic  indifferent 
  2. (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
    "deaf to her warnings"
    deaf  indifferent 
  3. (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other
    "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"
    immaterial  indifferent 
  4. characterized by a lack of partiality
    "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems"
    indifferent  unbiased  unbiassed 
  5. fairly poor to not very good
    "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job"
    indifferent 
  6. neither too great nor too little
    "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"
    indifferent 
  7. being 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"
    indifferent  so-so 
  8. showing no care or concern in attitude or action
    "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"
    indifferent 
  9. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
    "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
    inert  indifferent  neutral 
  10. 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"
    indifferent 
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