indifferent

«indifferent» in Mova's school dictionary: indifferent to something, you do not care about it or are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (indifferent; indifferently adv.)

meaning for a pupil

1) If you are indifferent to something, you do not care about it or are not interested in it. tree →

2) Not very good; only ordinary or rather poor: an indifferent meal. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: «he seemed indifferent to the danger», a character who does not care. In reviews and reports (sense 2): «the food was indifferent», «an indifferent player». Often followed by «to»: indifferent to the cold.

examples

• The cat was indifferent to the dog barking outside. tree →
• Tom seemed indifferent to winning or losing. tree →
• How can you be indifferent when your friend is sad? tree →
• The hotel was lovely, but the food was indifferent. tree →
• He is an indifferent swimmer but a great runner. tree →
• She answered in an indifferent voice. tree →
• Most people were indifferent to the new rule. tree →
• ‘If he did hear me,’ she said, ‘could he remain so cruelly indifferent? tree →

note

Use «to», not «about», in formal writing: indifferent to praise. Trap: «indifferent» does not mean «different»; it means «not caring» or «so-so». Noun: indifference.

In the corpora

• The wood holds «good, bad, and indifferent—I name no names.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «indifferent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.