indifferent

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)nt/

adjective

  • 1having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned: he gave an indifferent shrug most workers were indifferent to foreign affairs
  • 2neither good nor bad; mediocre: a pair of indifferent watercolours
  • not good; fairly bad: in spite of very indifferent weather

Derivatives

indifferently

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'having no partiality for or against'): via Old French from Latin indifferent- 'not making any difference', from in- 'not' + different- 'differing' (see different)