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indifference

Roget category 866

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.3. Prospective affections

#866. Indifference

noun

indifference, neutralitycoldness etc. adj. — anaphrodisiaunconcern, insouciance, nonchalancewant of interest, want of earnestnessanorexy, anorexia, inappetencyapathy etc. (insensibility) 823supineness etc. (inactivity) 683disdain etc. 930recklessness etc. 863inattention etc. 458.
anaphrodisiac, antaphrodisiaclust-quencher, passion-queller.

verb

be indifferent etc. adj. — stand neutertake no interest in etc. (insensibility) 823have no desire for etc. 865, have no taste for, have no relish fornot care forcare nothing for, care nothing aboutnot care a straw about, not care a fig for, not care a whit about etc. (unimportance) 643not mind.
set at naught etc. (make light of) 483spurn etc. (disdain) 930.

adjective

indifferent, cold, frigid, lukewarmcool, cool as a cucumberunconcerned, insouciant, phlegmatic, pococurante, easygoing, devil-may-care, careless, listless, lackadaisicalhalf-heartedunambitious, unaspiring, undesirous, unsolicitous, unattracted.
[indifferent toward people] aloof, unapproachable, remoteuncaring.
unattractive, unalluring, undesired, undesirable, uncared for, unwished, unvalued, all one to.
insipid etc. 391vain.

adverb

for aught one cares.

interjection

never mindWho cares,? whatever you like, whatever.

phrase

I couldn't care less, I could care lessanything will does macht nichts [G.].

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