INDIFFERENCE
\ɪndˈɪfɹəns], \ɪndˈɪfɹəns], \ɪ_n_d_ˈɪ_f_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of INDIFFERENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
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the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
By Princeton University
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the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
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the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance.
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Passableness; mediocrity.
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Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias.
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Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs.
By Oddity Software
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The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance.
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Passableness; mediocrity.
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Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias.
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Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs.
By Noah Webster.
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The state of being unconcerned; impartiality; absence of choice or interest; unconcernedness; unimportance.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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n. Quality of being indifferent, or not making or measuring a difference ;- passableness ; mediocrity ;- impartiality ; freedom from prejudice or bias ;- a state of the mind when it feels no anxiety or interest in what is presented to it; - negligence ; unconcern ; apathy.
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Neutrality, suspension; impartiality; negligence, want of affection, unconcernedness ; state in which no moral or physical reason preponderates.
By Thomas Sheridan
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