Definition of Apathetic

1. Adjective. Showing little or no emotion or animation. "A woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"

Similar to: Spiritless
Derivative terms: Apathy, Apathy

2. Adjective. Marked by a lack of interest. "The universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
Exact synonyms: Indifferent
Similar to: Uninterested
Derivative terms: Apathy, Apathy, Indifference

Definition of Apathetic

1. a. Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.

Definition of Apathetic

1. Adjective. Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to apatheism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Apathetic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Apathetic

1. Exhibiting apathy; indifferent. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apathetic

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Literary usage of Apathetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Psychology of the Emotions by Théodule Ribot (1914)
"... the active, the apathetic—- Species—Secondary function of the intellect: its mode of action—Sensitives: the humble, the contemplative, the analytical, ..."

2. Mental Deficiency (amentia) by Alfred Frank Tredgold (1922)
"In the apathetic type of idiots it is deficient; in the excitable, excessive. ... apathetic and Excitable Idiots.—We have seen that the less- pronounced ..."

3. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1908)
"On the whole, the pure-apathetic type must of necessity carry with it a suggestion ... Usually, in literature, the apathetic person has some moving impulse ..."

4. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1895)
"Mr. King to Secretary of State—France in the Ascendant—England apathetic but preparing against Invasion—NE Boundary—St. Croix River—Lord Grenville advises ..."

5. Mental pathology and therapeutics by Wilhelm Griesinger (1867)
"apathetic Dementia. § 154. Sometimes, as a mode of termination of the forms we have just been considering, sometimes without the antecedent occurrence of ..."

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