indie

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6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɪndi/

Definition of indie

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Independent; from outside the mainstream.
    “an indie pop group”
    “an indie video game”
    “You would hide away and find your peace of mind / With some indie record that’s much cooler than mine”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Independent; from outside the mainstream.
    “an indie pop group”
    “an indie video game”
    “You would hide away and find your peace of mind / With some indie record that’s much cooler than mine”

noun

  1. (countable)An independent publisher.
    “He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.”
  2. (countable)A work released by an independent publisher.
  3. (uncountable)A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
  4. (countable)A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Indy (“the Independent newspaper”).

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.

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