Standard Lemma guide

indifferently

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D IH1 F R AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N D IH1 F ER0 AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an indifferent manner.

Tolerably; passably.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In an indifferent manner.

Without distinction; impartially, objectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adv

Meaning 3

In an indifferent manner.

Without great care; without sufficient attention or thought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

with indifference; in an indifferent manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she shrugged indifferently

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Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Latin indifferēns Old French indifferent English indifferent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English indifferently From indifferent + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: indiferentment — in an indifferent manner
  • Czech: lhostejně — in an indifferent manner
  • Esperanto: indiferente — in an indifferent manner
  • Finnish: välinpitämättömästi — in an indifferent manner
  • Finnish: mitäänsanomattomasti — in an indifferent manner
  • Georgian: ინდიფერენტულად (indiperenṭulad) — in an indifferent manner
  • Georgian: გულგრილად (gulgrilad) — in an indifferent manner
  • Irish: ar nós cuma liom — in an indifferent manner
  • Spanish: indiferentemente — in an indifferent manner