English-Thai Dictionary

indifferent

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็นกลาง  ซึ่ง ไม่ เข้าข้าง ฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่ง  ซึ่ง ไม่ ลำเอียง  detached impartial neutral biased partial sueng-pen-klang

 

indifferent

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ เอาใจใส่  ซึ่ง ไม่สน ใจ  uncaring unconcerned uninterested caring concerned interested sueng-mai-aol-jai-sai

 

indifferentism

N ลัทธิ ที่ เชื่อ ว่า ความแตกต่าง ใน ความเชื่อ ทาง ศาสนา นั้น ไม่สำคัญ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDIFFERENT

a.[L. indifferens.] 1. Neutral; not inclined to one side, party or thing more than to another.
Cato knows neither of them,
Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die.
2. Unconcerned; feeling no interest, anxiety or care respecting any thing. It seems to be impossible that a rational being should be indifferent to the means of obtaining endless happiness.
It was a remarkable law of Solon, that any person who, in the commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment.
3. Having no influence or preponderating weight; having no difference that gives a preference. It is indifferent which road we take.
4. Neutral, as to good or evil. Things in themselves indifferent, may be rendered evil by the prohibition of law.
5. Impartial; disinterested; as an indifferent judge, juror or arbitrator.
6. Passable; of a middling state or quality; neither good, nor the worst; as indifferent writing or paper.
Indifferent, used adverbially, as indifferent honest, is ungrammatical and vulgar.

 

INDIFFERENTLY

adv. Without distinction or preference; as, to offer pardon indifferently to all. 1. Equally; impartially; without favor, prejudice or bias.
--They may truly and indifferently minister justice.
2. In a neutral state; without concern; without wish or aversion.
Set honor in one eye and death i'th' other,
And I will look on death indifferently.
3. Not well; tolerably; passably; as indifferently well; to be indifferently entertained.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDIFFERENT

In *dif "fer *ent, a. Etym: [F. indifférent, L. indifferens. See In- not, and Different. ]

 

1. Not mal Dangers are to me indifferent. Shak. Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. Jer. Taylor. His slightest and most indifferent acts. .. were odious in the clergyman's sight. Hawthorne.

 

2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. The staterooms are in indifferent order. Sir W. Scott.

 

3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial. Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. Addison.

 

4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family. It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. Addison.

 

5. (Law )

 

Defn: Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested. In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. Bacon. Indifferent tissue (Anat. ), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.

 

INDIFFERENT

INDIFFERENT In *dif "fer *ent, adv.

 

Defn: To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs. ] "News indifferent good. " Shak.

 

INDIFFERENTISM

In *dif "fer *ent *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indifférentisme.]

 

1. State of indifference; want of interest or earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism. The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and gives equal rights to truth and error. Cardinal Manning.

 

2. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: Same as Identism.

 

3. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and good. Gregory XVI.

 

INDIFFERENTIST

INDIFFERENTIST In *dif "fer *ent *ist, n.

 

Defn: One governed by indifferentism.

 

INDIFFERENTLY

INDIFFERENTLY In *dif "fer *ent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an indifferent manner; without distinction or preference; impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion; tolerably; passably. That they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Book of Com. Prayer [Eng. Ed. ] Set honor in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently. Shak. I hope it may indifferently entertain your lordship at an unbending hour. Rowe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

indifferent

in dif fer ent |inˈdif (ə )rənt ɪnˈdɪf (ə )rənt | ▶adjective 1 having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned: they all seemed indifferent rather than angry | most workers were indifferent to foreign affairs. 2 neither good nor bad; mediocre: attempts to distinguish between good, bad, and indifferent work. • not especially good; fairly bad: a pair of indifferent watercolors. 3 neutral in respect of some specified physical property. • Biology, archaic not specialized; undifferentiated. DERIVATIVES in dif fer ent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against ’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference, ’ from in- ‘not ’ + different- ‘differing ’ (see different ).

 

indifferentism

in dif fer ent ism |inˈdif (ə )rənˌtizəm ɪnˈdɪfərəntɪzəm | ▶noun the belief that differences of religious belief are of no importance. DERIVATIVES in dif fer ent ist noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

indifferent

in |dif ¦fer |ent |ɪnˈdɪf (ə )r (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned: he gave an indifferent shrug | most workers were indifferent to foreign affairs. 2 neither good nor bad; mediocre: a pair of indifferent watercolours. • not good; fairly bad: in spite of very indifferent weather. DERIVATIVES indifferently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against ’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference ’, from in- ‘not ’ + different- ‘differing ’ (see different ).

 

indifferentism

in |dif ¦fer |ent |ism |ɪnˈdɪf (ə )r (ə )ntɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the belief that differences of religious belief are of no importance. DERIVATIVES indifferentist noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

indifferent

indifferent adjective 1 an indifferent shrug: unconcerned, uninterested, uncaring, casual, nonchalant, offhand, uninvolved, unenthusiastic, apathetic, lukewarm, phlegmatic, blasé, insouciant; unimpressed, bored, unmoved, unresponsive, impassive, dispassionate, detached, cool. ANTONYMS heedful, caring. 2 an indifferent performance: mediocre, ordinary, average, middling, middle-of-the-road, uninspired, undistinguished, unexceptional, unexciting, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, prosaic, lackluster, forgettable, amateur, amateurish; informal OK, so-so, 'comme ci, comme ça', fair-to-middling, no great shakes, bush-league. ANTONYMS brilliant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

indifferent

indifferent adjective 1 Government cannot be indifferent to the long-term success of business: unconcerned about, apathetic about /towards, uncaring about, casual about, nonchalant about, offhand about, uninterested in, uninvolved in /with; heedless of, mindless of, careless of, regardless of, oblivious to; reckless about, cavalier about, frivolous about, dismissive of; unimpressed by, bored by, weary of, unmoved by, unresponsive to, lukewarm about, unenthusiastic about, phlegmatic about; impassive, dispassionate, aloof, insouciant, detached, distant, cold, cool, unresponsive, passionless, unemotional, emotionless, unmoved, unfeeling, unsympathetic, callous; rare poco-curante. ANTONYMS heedful; caring. 2 both players played indifferent shots: mediocre, ordinary, commonplace, average, middle-of-the-road, middling, medium, moderate, everyday, workaday, tolerable, passable, adequate, fair; inferior, second-rate, uninspired, undistinguished, unexceptional, unexciting, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, not very good, pedestrian, prosaic, lacklustre, forgettable, amateur, amateurish; informal OK, so-so, bog-standard, fair-to-middling, (plain ) vanilla, nothing to write home about, no great shakes, not so hot, not up to much; NZ informal half-pie. ANTONYMS brilliant.

 

Duden Dictionary

indifferent

in dif fe rent Adjektiv |i ndifferent auch …ˈrɛnt |lateinisch indifferens, eigentlich = keinen Unterschied habend, aus: in- = un-, nicht und differens, different 1 bildungssprachlich gleichgültig, ohne Teilnahme, ohne Interesse ein völlig indifferentes Verhalten | er war politisch indifferent war ohne politisches Interesse, hatte in Bezug auf politische Ereignisse keine Meinung 2 Chemie, Medizin (von chemischen Stoffen [in Arzneimitteln ]) neutral, ohne spezifische Wirkung

 

Indifferentismus

In dif fe ren tis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Indifferent i smus |lateinisch-neulateinisch Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber bestimmten (besonders religiösen ) Dingen, Meinungen, Lehren; Uninteressiertheit

 

French Dictionary

indifférent

indifférent , ente adj. adjectif 1 Sans intérêt. : Toutes ces propositions le laissent indifférent. 2 Égal. : Ce choix m ’est indifférent: j ’aime aussi bien l ’un que l ’autre.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

indifferent

in dif fer ent /ɪndɪ́f (ə )rənt /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…に (対して )/…に関して » 無関心な , むとんちゃくな, 気にかけない ; 冷淡な «to /about » ▸ be indifferent to fashion 服装にむとんちゃくである ▸ People seem indifferent to the growing crime in the region .人々はその地区で増え続ける犯罪に無関心のようだ ▸ She is indifferent to me .彼女は私に冷淡だ (!文脈によっては 4 の意味になる ) .2 良くも悪くもない, 普通の, 平凡な ;〖しばしば very を伴って 〗まずい, つまらない (mediocre )▸ an indifferent actor 大根役者 .3 〈意見などが 〉公平な, 中立の (neutral )▸ an indifferent decision どちらにもかたよらない決定 ▸ The mayor remained indifferent in the dispute .市長は論争で公平な立場をとり続けた .4 【人にとって 】どうでもよい, 重要でない (unimportant ) «to » .5 〘電 〙中性の (neutral ).名詞 C (宗教 政治などに )無関心な人; (道徳などに )むとんちゃくな行為 .

 

indifferently

in d í f fer ent ly 副詞 1 無関心に, 冷淡に .2 可もなく不可もなく .