apathy
English
/ˈæ.pə.θi/
noun
Definitions
- Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
Etymology
Derived from French apathie derived from Latin apathīa derived from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (insensibility, freedom from emotion, impassibility, freedom from suffering).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀπάθεια
Gloss
insensibility, freedom from emotion, impassibility, freedom from suffering
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apatheia English
- apathetic English
- apathetically English
- apatheticness English
- nonapathetic English
- unapathetic English
- apathia Latin
- apathīa Latin
- apatia Italian
- apathie Dutch, Flemish
- apathie French
- апатия Russian
- apatía Spanish, Castilian
- ἀπάθεια Ancient Greek
- ἀπαθής Ancient Greek
- apatia Portuguese
- apatia Polish
- apatia Catalan, Valencian
- απάθεια Greek (modern)
- apātija Latvian