different between lacklustre vs apathetic

English

Etymology

lack +? lustre

Adjective

lacklustre (comparative more lacklustre, superlative most lacklustre)

1. (British) Alternative spelling of lackluster

Noun

lacklustre (countable and uncountable, plural lacklustres)

1. (British) Alternative spelling of lackluster
   • 1990, The Nigerian Economist (volume 4, page lxxii)

     Secondly, the fear of offending the military has reduced the campaigns to mere lacklustres. Promises are reeled off with so much obvious lack of passion that it is quite possible the party bosses themselves hardly believe what they say […]

Anagrams

• lackluster

English

Alternative forms

• apathetical

Etymology

apathy +? -etic

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æp.????t.?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

apathetic (comparative more apathetic, superlative most apathetic)

1. Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion

   Synonyms: passionless, indifferent

2. Of, or pertaining to apatheism.

Synonyms

• incurious, indifferent, impassive
• See also: Thesaurus:calm

Related terms

• apatheism
• apatheist

Translations

References

• apathetic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.