| indifferent | 1. Not maling a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without significance or importance. "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. 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. <anatomy>" (Bacon) Indifferent tissue, the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue. Origin: F. Indifferent, L. Indifferens. See In- not, and Different. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| indifferent cell | An undifferentiated, nonspecialised cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferent electrode | In unipolar electrocardiography, a remote electrode placed either upon a single limb or connected with the central terminal and paired with an exploring electrode; the indifferent electrode is supposed to contribute little or nothing to the resulting record. Synonym: dispersing electrode, silent electrode. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferent genitalia | Reproductive organs of the embryo prior to the definitive sex formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferent gonad | The primordial organ in an embryo before its differentiation into testis or ovary. See: indifferent genitalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferent oxide | An oxide that is neither an acid nor a base; e.g., water (hydrogen oxide, H2O). Synonym: indifferent oxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferent tissue | Undifferentiated, nonspecialised, embryonic tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferent water | A mineral water containing only a small quantity of saline matter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| indifferentism | 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. <psychology> Same as Identism. 3. A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and good. Origin: Cf. F. Indifferentisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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apathetic: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent" showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea" deaf(p): (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" immaterial: (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" fairly poor to not very good; "has an indifferent singing voice"; "has indifferent qualifications for the job" inert: having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" 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" characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems" being neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" neither too great nor too little; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb"
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Apathy is the lack of emotion, motivation, or enthusiasm. Apathy is a psychological term for a state of indifference — where an individual is irresponsive or "indifferent" to aspects of emotional, social, or physical life. Clinical apathy is considered to be at an elevated level, while a moderate level might be considered depression, and an extreme level could be diagnosed as a disassociative disorder. ...
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a cell that has no characteristic structure, or that is not an essential part of the tissue in which it is found.
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reference e.
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the reproductive organs of the embryo prior to the establishment of definitive sex. In human embryos this stage occurs during the fourth to seventh weeks.
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| indifferent | showing no care or concern in attitude or action |
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| indifferent | (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed |
| indifferent | lacking importance |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest |
| indifferent | neither too great nor too little |
| indifferent | neither good nor bad |
| indifferent | characterized by a lack of partiality |
| indifferent | marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another |
| indifferent | (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically |
| indifferent | fairly poor to not very good |
| indifferent | with indifference |
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