apathetic
English
Alternative forms
- apathetical
Etymology
apathy + -etic
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æp.əˈθɛt.ɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Adjective
apathetic (comparative more apathetic, superlative most apathetic)
- Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), OCLC 630079698, page 167:
- He then added a few general offers of service, but offered as if he would be glad if they were accepted; and when Guido knelt for his parting benediction, it was given with a warmth and sincerity not often used by the apathetic and haughty minister.
- Synonyms: passionless, indifferent
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- Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
Synonyms
- incurious, indifferent, impassive
- See also: Thesaurus:calm
Related terms
- apatheism
- apatheist
Translations
void of feeling
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References
- apathetic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913