Polyglot Dictionary

Gleichgültigkeit

/ˈɡlaɪ̯çɡʏltɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. indifference

    Built from gleich (same) + Gültigkeit (validity).

    • Seine Gleichgültigkeit verletzte sie.

      His indifference hurt her.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • gleich same
  • Gültigkeit validity

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

displicencia

displicencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "indifference."

Spanish

indiferencia

indiferencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "indifference."

French

indifférence

indifférence is the French word for the same thing — both mean "indifference."

Practice

1 What does Gleichgültigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ verletzte sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gleichgültigkeit?

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