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Meaning of indifferent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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