apathetic

  • 1Apathetic — Ap a*thet ic, Apathetical Ap a*thet ic*ala. [See {Apathy}.] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless. a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older [1913 Webster] 2. showing a lack of interest or concern;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2apathetic — I adjective aloof, bored, callous, careless, casual, cold, cold blooded, cursory, disinterested, dragging, dull, frigid, heartless, heedless, impassive, inactive, inattentive, incurious, indifferent, indolent, inert, inexpressive, insensible,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3apathetic — (adj.) 1744, from APATHY (Cf. apathy) + IC (Cf. ic), on model of pathetic …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4apathetic — phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, stoic Analogous words: insensitive, impassible, *insensible, anesthetic: callous, *hardened: unaffected, untouched, unimpressed (see affirmative verbs at AFFECT): listless, spiritless, *languid Antonyms: alert… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5apathetic — [adj] uncaring, disinterested blah*, callous, cold, cool, could care less*, couldn’t care less*, don’t give a damn*, draggy*, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid back*, languid, moony*, passive, stoic, stolid, unconcerned …

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  • 6apathetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not interested or enthusiastic. DERIVATIVES apathetically adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7apathetic — [ap΄ə thet′ik] adj. [< APATHY, modeled on PATHETIC] 1. feeling little or no emotion; unmoved 2. not interested; indifferent; listless SYN. IMPASSIVE apathetically adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 8Apathetic EP — Infobox Album | Name = Apathetic EP Type = EP Artist = Relient K Released = flagicon|USA November 8, 2005 Recorded = S S Studio Spring Hill, TN Genre = Christian rock Length = 23:34 Label = Gotee, Capitol Producer = Mark Lee Townsend, Matt… …

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  • 9apathetic — adj. apathetic about; to, towards (he is apathetic about everything) * * * [ˌæpə θetɪk] to towards (he is apathetic about everything) apatheticabout …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 10apathetic — ap|a|thet|ic [ˌæpəˈθetık] adj not interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things ▪ She felt too apathetic even to move. apathetic about ▪ How can you be so apathetic about the world and its problems?… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English