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“indifference” in Latin
neglēctiōneglect, neglectingcontemptiōcontempt, scorn, disdainirreverēnsdisrespectful, irreverentsēcūritāssecurity, safetylentitūdōsluggishness, dullness; apathy, insensibilityfrīguscold, coldness, coolness, chilliness; the cold of winter; winter; frost; the coldness of death; deathstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
The English word indifference itself goes back to Latin indifferentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indifference
neglectio, contemptio, despicientia alicujus rei (contempt for it, utter disregard of it; always with genitive of thing): irreverentia (want of a respectful or proper appreciation of anything, alicujus rei; e.g., studiorum, Plin., Ep., 6, 2, 5; ☞ Tac., Ann., 3, 31, 2): aequus animus: aequitas animi (undisturbed, unagitated state of mind): securitas (the state of feeling no anxiety): dissolutus animus [Vid: quotation appended to dissolutus in INDIFFERENT]: lentitudo (phlegmatic indifference; e.g., to wrongs done to one’s self or one’s neighbor, ☞ Cic., ad Quint. Fr., 1, 1, No. 13, § 38): ἀδιαφορία (in Greek letters, Cic., Att., 2, 17; of indifference to political affairs): animus durus (hard- heartedness): frigus: animus alienatus ab aliquo (coldness which one manifests to anybody; e.g., to a former friend). Τo bear anything with indifference, aequo animo ferre or pati aliquid; lente ferre aliquid. The prevailing indifference to religion, haec, quae nunc tenet seculum, negligentia deum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indifference?
- The usual Latin words for “indifference” are neglēctiō, contemptiō, irreverēns; also sēcūritās, lentitūdō, frīgus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.