indifferent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective marked by a lack of interest
  2. adjective showing no care or concern in attitude or action
  3. adjective (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

Etymology

From Old French indifferent, from Latin indifferens. By surface analysis, in- + different.

In classic literature

Synonyms

apathetic

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