INDIFFERENCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does indifference mean?
• INDIFFERENCE (noun)
The noun INDIFFERENCE has 4 senses:
1. unbiased impartial unconcern
2. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
3. the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
4. the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
Familiarity information: INDIFFERENCE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INDIFFERENCE (noun)
Meaning:
Unbiased impartial unconcern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("indifference" is a kind of...):
unconcern (a feeling of lack of concern)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indifference"):
aloofness; distance (indifference by personal withdrawal)
detachment; withdrawal (avoiding emotional involvement)
Meaning:
Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
unemotionality; stolidity; phlegm; impassivity; impassiveness; emotionlessness; indifference
Hypernyms ("indifference" is a kind of...):
apathy (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm)
Meaning:
The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
spiritlessness; apathy; numbness; indifference
Hypernyms ("indifference" is a kind of...):
passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
Meaning:
The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
unconcern; nonchalance; indifference
Hypernyms ("indifference" is a kind of...):
carefreeness (the trait of being without worry or responsibility)
