Polyglot Dictionary

gleichgültig

/ˈɡlaɪ̯çɡʏltɪç/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. indifferent

    Built from gleich (same) + gültig (valid).

    • Es war ihm völlig gleichgültig.

      It was completely indifferent to him.

Made of

  • gleich same
  • gültig valid

Similar words

teilnahmslos

teilnahmslos is stronger, more apathetic and emotionally withdrawn; gleichgültig is the more general word for "indifferent."

Similar in other languages

French

indifférent

indifférent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "indifferent."

Portuguese

indiferente

indiferente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "indifferent."

Practice

1 What does gleichgültig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es war ihm völlig ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gleichgültig?

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