æp.əˈθɛt.ɪk dɛf ˌɪməˈtɪɹi.əl ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt ɪnˈɝt ˈnjuːtɹəl ˈnuːtɹəl ˈsəʊˌsəʊ showing no care or concern in attitude or action indifferent to the sufferings of others indifferent to her plea (usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed deaf to her warnings (often followed by ‘to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other whether you choose to do it or not is a matter that is quite immaterial (or indifferent) what others think is altogether indifferent to him marked by a lack of interest an apathetic audience the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent neither too great nor too little a couple of indifferent hills to climb being neither good nor bad an indifferent performance a gifted painter but an indifferent actor a so-so golfer feeling only so-so characterized by a lack of partiality a properly indifferent jury an unbiased account of her family problems marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another indifferent about which book you would give them was indifferent to their acceptance or rejection of her invitation having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive inert matter an indifferent chemical in a reaction fairly poor to not very good has an indifferent singing voice has indifferent qualifications for the job