apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness
(noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
apathy
(noun) an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
apathy (usually uncountable, plural apathies)
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
Synonyms: indifference, neutrality
Antonyms: empathy, sympathy
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Source: Wiktionary
Ap"a*thy, n.; pl. Apathies. Etym: [L. apathia, Gr. apathie. See Pathos.]
Definition: Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion. "The apathy of despair." Macaulay. A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which led him . . . to leave events to take their own course. Prescott. According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason. Fleming.
Note: In the first ages of the church, the Christians adopted the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns.
Syn.
– Insensibility; unfeelingness; indifference; unconcern; stoicism; supineness; sluggishness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
