What does indifference mean?

Definitions for indifference
ɪnˈdɪf ər əns, -ˈdɪf rənsin·dif·fer·ence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. indifferencenoun

    unbiased impartial unconcern

  2. emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionalitynoun

    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

  3. apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessnessnoun

    the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

  4. nonchalance, unconcern, indifferencenoun

    the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

Wiktionary

  1. indifferencenoun

    the state of being indifferent

  2. indifferencenoun

    unbiased impartiality

  3. indifferencenoun

    unemotional apathy

    His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she was even human.

  4. indifferencenoun

    a lack of enthusiasm

  5. indifferencenoun

    unconcerned nonchalance

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Indifference, Indifferencynoun

    Etymology: indifference, French; indifferentia, Latin.

    In choice of committees it is better to chuse indifferent persons, than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. Francis Bacon, Essays.

    By an equal indifferency for all truth, I mean, not loving it as such, before we know it to be true. John Locke.

    A perfect indifferency in the mind, not determinable by its last judgment, would be as great an imperfection as the want of indifferency to act, or not to act, 'till determined by the will. John Locke.

    Those who would borrow light from expositors, either consult only those who have the good luck to be thought sound and orthodox, avoiding those of different sentiments; or else with indifferency look into the notes of all commentators. John Locke.

    Read the book with indifferency and judgment, and thou can'st not but greatly commend it. John Whitgift.

    Indifference cannot but be criminal, when it is conversant about objects which are so far from being of an indifferent nature, that they are of the highest importance. Addison.

    A place which we must pass through, not only with the indifference of strangers, but with the vigilance of those who travel through the country of an enemy. John Rogers.

    Indiff'rence, clad in wisdom's guise,
    All fortitude of mind supplies;
    For how can stony bowels melt,
    In those who never pity felt? Jonathan Swift.

    He will let you know he has got a clap with as much indifferency as he would a piece of publick news. Jonathan Swift.

    The people of England should be frighted with the French king and the pretender once a year: the want of observing this necessary precept, has produced great indifference in the vulgar. Arbuthnot.

    The choice is left to our discretion, except a principal bond of some higher duty remove the indifference that such things have in themselves: their indifference is removed, if we take away our own liberty. Richard Hooker.

ChatGPT

  1. indifference

    Indifference is a state or attitude of showing no concern, interest, or care towards something or someone. It is an lack of feeling for or against something, essentially a state of neutrality or disinterest. It can be seen as a lack of preference or bias in a given situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Indifferencenoun

    the quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance

  2. Indifferencenoun

    passableness; mediocrity

  3. Indifferencenoun

    impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias

  4. Indifferencenoun

    absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs

Wikidata

  1. Indifference

    During the investigation into the death of a little girl in a respectable, middle-class family, Greevey and Logan uncover a myriad of family secrets involving abuse, molestation, and murder.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of indifference in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of indifference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of indifference in a Sentence

  1. Haile Selassie:

    Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

  2. Amy Dinn:

    It kind of left us with no choice because if they (city officials) say report this way, and that reporting doesn't work or results in any kind of indifference for the community. Then the system's broken and we need action to address the problem.

  3. Subodh Chandra:

    Fat chance of this absurd discipline deterring anyone from anything other than continued incompetence and indifference, that the dispatcher still has her job when a child is dead speaks volumes about accountability in Cleveland.

  4. Dag Hammarskjold:

    The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

  5. Columbia Gas:

    Shoemaker said.Lastly, after Columbia Gas is sold, an independent monitor chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation will monitor a new companys activities to ensure compliance with state and federal safety regulations and report it to the government on a monthly basis. NiSource also has subsidiaries in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia. As per a separate agreement, it will implement the recommendations made by the national transportation safety board in the wake of the gas explosions in Massachusetts two years ago. SUPREME COURT HEARS ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE CASE, ROBERTS WARNS OF IMPERMEABLE BARRIER ALONG APPALACHIAN TRAIL Columbia Gas, through a pattern of flagrant indifference, in the face of extreme risk to life and property, knowingly violated minimum safety standards for starting up and shutting down gas pipelines, Shoemaker said. Federal investigators blamed the explosions on over-pressurized gas lines, saying the company failed to account for critical pressure sensors as workers replaced century-old cast-iron pipes in Lawrence. That omission caused high-pressure gas to flood the neighborhoods distribution system at excessive levels. Todays resolution with the U.S. Attorneys Office is an important part of addressing the impact.

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