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adiaphorous

adiaphorous adjective: neither harmful nor beneficial.

Adjective

adiaphorous (not comparable)

  1. neither harmful nor beneficial

Origin of adiaphorous

From Latin adiaphorus or Ancient Greek ἀδιάφορος (adiáphoros).

Questions about adiaphorous

What does adiaphorous mean?
Adiaphorous means neither harmful nor beneficial.
What part of speech is adiaphorous?
Adiaphorous is an adjective.

Words near adiaphorous in the dictionary

  1. adiaphorists
  2. Adiaphorite
  3. Adiaphorites
  4. adiaphorization
  5. adiaphoron
  6. adiaphorous
  7. adiaphory
  8. adiapneustia
  9. adiaspiromycosis
  10. adiaspore
  11. adiaspores

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