adj. 1. a. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic: a person who is indifferent to the sufferings of others. b. Having no marked feeling for or against: She remained indifferent toward their proposal. 2. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial: It's indifferent which outfit you choose. 3. Characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased: an indifferent judge. 4. a. Being neither too much nor too little; moderate: "Specialist rectifiers ... raised brandies of indifferent strength to the desired strength by further distillations" (L.M. Cullen). 5. Not active or involved; neutral: an indifferent chemical in a reaction. 6. Biology Undifferentiated, as cells or tissue. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indifferēns, indifferent- : in-, not; see IN-1 + differēns, different; see DIFFERENT.] in·differ·ent·ly adv. |
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