adiaphorous

ad·i·aph·o·rous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-ee-af-er-uh s]
- /ˌæd iˈæf ər əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-ee-af-er-uh s]
- /ˌæd iˈæf ər əs/

Definitions of adiaphorous word

adjective adiaphorous morally neutral or indifferent 4
adjective adiaphorous neither harmful nor helpful 4
adjective adiaphorous having no effect for good or ill, as a drug or placebo 3
adjective adiaphorous doing neither good nor harm, as a medicine. 1
noun adiaphorous Neither harmful nor beneficial. 1

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Origin of adiaphorous

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

1625-35, for earlier sense; < Greek adiáphoros, equivalent to a- a-6 + diáphoros different (dia- dia- + -phoros -phorous)

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Parts of speech for Adiaphorous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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adiaphorous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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