apathetic

English

Alternative forms

apathetical

Etymology

apathy +‎ -etic

Pronunciation

(General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æp.əˈθɛt.ɪk/
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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
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.

Synonyms

incurious, indifferent, impassive
See also: Thesaurus:calm

Related terms

Translations

void of feeling

Albanian: apatik (sq)
Bulgarian: апатичен (bg) (apatičen), безстрастен (bg) (bezstrasten), равнодушен (bg) (ravnodušen)
Catalan: apàtic (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 漠然 (zh) (mòrán)
Czech: apatický
Dutch: apathisch (nl), onverschillig (nl)
Esperanto: apatia (eo)
Finnish: apaattinen (fi)
French: indifférent (fr)
German: apathisch (de), ungerührt
Greek:
Ancient: ἀπαθής (apathḗs)
Hungarian: apatikus (hu), fásult (hu), egykedvű (hu), unott (hu), közönyös (hu), érzéketlen (hu)
Icelandic: áhugalaus
Ido: apatioza (io)
Indonesian: apatis (id)
Irish: fuarchúiseach
Italian: apatico (it), atono (it)
Japanese: 無感動な (mukandō na)
Maori: hūhē, koroukore
Norwegian: apatisk
Polish: apatyczny (pl)
Portuguese: apático (pt)
Russian: апати́чный (ru) (apatíčnyj), равноду́шный (ru) (ravnodúšnyj), безразли́чный (ru) (bezrazlíčnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: apatetičan, апатетичан, apatičan (sh), апатичан
Spanish: apático (es), indiferente (es), desganado (es)
Swedish: apatisk (sv)
Vietnamese: vô cảm (vi)

References

apathetic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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