die Gleichgültigkeit

Plural: die Gleichgültigkeiten
Based on: gleichgültig
Noun
1.

indifference

(it's an "I don’t care"-attitude, and it usually sounds a bit negative)
Examples
  • Manchmal ist Maria von Thomas' Gleichgültigkeit genervt.
  • Sometimes, Maria is annoyed by Thomas' indifference/I don't care attitude.
  • Practice pronunciation - click once to start recording and again to stop

Word Family

Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.

  • shows how many children or parents the word has
  • get the translations and a link
Loading word family…
Sources for Etymology:

My Articles

Word of the Day – “gelten”

A fun look at the meaning of 'gelten' and why 'gleichgültig' means 'indifferent'. Of course with audio examples :)

Read article →

Questions and Comments

Do you have questions about the usage or meaning of “Gleichgültigkeit”? Just ask here and I’ll try to clear it up.

guest

0 Comments
Newest
Oldest

How many meanings does the German word 'Gleichgültigkeit' have?

Gleichgültigkeit has 1 distinct meaning: 1. indifference.

What is the gender of 'Gleichgültigkeit'?

die

What is the plural of 'Gleichgültigkeit'?

die Gleichgültigkeiten

What is 'Gleichgültigkeit' related to?

The word 'Gleichgültigkeit' is related to gleichgültig.

Where can I learn more about 'Gleichgültigkeit'?

Here are some articles where you can learn more about 'Gleichgültigkeit':

Word of the Day – “gelten”
A fun look at the meaning of 'gelten' and why 'gleichgültig' means 'indifferent'. Of course with audio examples :)
Read article