indifference en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈdɪf.ə.ɹəns/
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns/
Etymology
From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, in- + difference.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being indifferent.
"I do not care for them; I would not have them now," cried Lady Penrhyn; "it is only your affection I care for. Do not suppose, for a moment, that I wish for the tables when you do not: oh, no! my only concern was for your indifference. But I am content if you tell me I was mistaken."
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 115:
- (countable, uncountable) Unbiased impartiality.
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(countable, uncountable) Unemotional apathy.
His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she felt no empathy for the bullied.
I wish the consequences of this moment for young women punctured the apparent indifference of so many men and boys I saw that day.
2024 November 16, Naomi Beinart, “I’m 16. On Nov. 6 the Girls Cried, and the Boys Played Minecraft.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2024:
- (countable, uncountable) A lack of enthusiasm.
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(countable, uncountable) Unconcerned nonchalance.
I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Self-identity defined through the negation of difference, non-difference.
"I call reason absolute reason, or reason insofar as it is conceived as the total indifference of the subjective and objective."
1801, FWJ Schelling, The Philosophical Rupture between Fichte and Schelling, page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indifferences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
la belle indifference · depraved-indifference murder · principle of indifference · unindifference · defensive indifference · indifference curve · liberty of indifference
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (65)
el αδιαφορία (the state of being indifferent) · pt indiferença (the state of being indifferent) · be раўнаду́шнасць (the state of being indifferent) · sv likgiltighet (the state of being indifferent) · fi välinpitämättömyys (the state of being indifferent) · eo neglekto (the state of being indifferent) · cmn 冷淡 (the state of being indifferent) · cmn 不關心 /不关心 (the state of being indifferent) · ga fuarchúis (unconcerned nonchalance) · pl obojętność (the state of being indifferent) · be раўнаду́шша (the state of being indifferent) · ja 冷淡さ (the state of being indifferent) · hi उदासीनता (the state of being indifferent) · mk рамнодушност (the state of being indifferent) · ca indiferència (the state of being indifferent) · sl ravnodušnost (the state of being indifferent) · ru безразли́чие (the state of being indifferent) · bg безпристра́стност (unbiased impartiality) · tl kalatubaan (the state of being indifferent) · mi arokore (the state of being indifferent) · hu közöny (the state of being indifferent) · be абыя́кавасць (the state of being indifferent) · uk рівноду́шшя (the state of being indifferent) · ru равноду́шие (unconcerned nonchalance) · nn likesæle (the state of being indifferent) · fi penseys (the state of being indifferent) · ga fuarchúis (unbiased impartiality) · sk ľahostajnosť (the state of being indifferent) · nb likegyldighet (the state of being indifferent) · tr kayıtsızlık (the state of being indifferent) · uk байду́жність (the state of being indifferent) · gl indiferenza (the state of being indifferent) · hu elfogulatlanság (unbiased impartiality) · hy անտարբերություն (the state of being indifferent) · uk байду́жість (the state of being indifferent) · sh равно̀душно̄ст (the state of being indifferent) · ja 無関心 (the state of being indifferent) · he אֲדִישׁוּת (the state of being indifferent) · cs lhostejnost (the state of being indifferent) · sh ravnòdušnōst (the state of being indifferent) · ko 무관심 (the state of being indifferent) · fr indifférence (the state of being indifferent) · es displicencia (the state of being indifferent) · eo malzorgo (the state of being indifferent) · es indiferencia (the state of being indifferent) · tr ilgisizlik (the state of being indifferent) · de Gleichgültigkeit (the state of being indifferent) · bg безразли́чие (the state of being indifferent) · da ligegyldighed (the state of being indifferent) · ro indiferență (the state of being indifferent) · it indifferenza (the state of being indifferent) · eo indiferenteco (the state of being indifferent) · ru равноду́шие (the state of being indifferent) · ru беспристра́стность (unbiased impartiality) · io indiferenteso (the state of being indifferent) · be абыя́касць (the state of being indifferent) · hi बेरूख़ी (the state of being indifferent) · nl onverschilligheid (the state of being indifferent) · ar لَامُبَالَاة (the state of being indifferent) · ga fuarchúis (the state of being indifferent) · tr umursamazlık (the state of being indifferent) · bg равноду́шие (the state of being indifferent) · bg равноду́шие (unconcerned nonchalance) · sa उदास (the state of being indifferent) · hu közöny (unconcerned nonchalance)