marked by a lack of interest; an apathetic audience; the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent

[ Syn: apathetic ]

neither too great nor too little; a couple of indifferent hills to climb'

showing no care or concern in attitude or action; indifferent to the sufferings of others; indifferent to her plea'

(usually followed by `to) unwilling or refusing to pay heed; deaf to her warnings

[ Syn: deaf ]

(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 ]

fairly poor to not very good; has an indifferent singing voice; has indifferent qualifications for the job'

having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; inert matter; an indifferent chemical in a reaction

[ Syn: inert , neutral ]

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'

characterized by a lack of partiality; a properly indifferent jury; an unbiasgoted account of her family problems

[ Syn: unbiased , unbiassed ]

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: so-so ]