apathete
UK/ˈæpəθiːt/
apathete noun: an apathetic person; one given to apathy.
Noun
apathete (plural apathetes)
- An apathetic person; one given to apathy.
- He does not condemn the apathete, indeed he recognises that the alienating character of most industrial and commercial work affects leisure too; […]1976, Christopher G. A. Bryant, Sociology in Action: A Critique of Selected Conceptions of the Social Role of the Sociologist, Allen and Unwin, →ISBN, page 145, →ISBN
- I remember that afternoon in SoHo because it was on my first, conscious trip to New York; and even an experienced apathete such as myself – the shirker of the Taj Mahal, the dodger of the Alhambra – was still struck by how inappropriate this seemed.2007, Will Self, Ralph Steadman, Psychogeography, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., →ISBN, page 42, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- apathist
apathete meaning in Bengali
apathete in Bengali
- উদাসীন ব্যক্তি
Synonyms of apathete
Forms of apathete
| plural | apathetes |
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Origin of apathete
From apathy, apathetic, on the pattern of æsthete.
Questions about apathete
- What does apathete mean?
- Apathete means an apathetic person; one given to apathy.
- What is apathete in Bengali?
- Apathete in Bengali is উদাসীন ব্যক্তি. See Apathete meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is apathete?
- Apathete is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apathete?
- Apathete is pronounced /ˈæpəθiːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of apathete?
- The plural of apathete is apathetes.
Words near apathete in the dictionary
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